CBG plant project at Njeliyanparamba gets govt.'s nod
The plant may take two years to materialise. The Kozhikode Corporation has decided to lease out around eight acres at Njeliyanparamba for an yearly lease of ₹1,000 for 20 years during which it will be completely under the control of BPCL.
The plant will have the capacity to process 150 tonnes of organic waste daily and produce up to six tonnes of CBG and around 25 tonnes of organic fertilisers. The site houses an organic waste management plant that produces organic manure.
The proposal for the CBG plant emerged after the Corporation terminated its contract with Zonta Infratech for a planned waste-to-energy project at the site. The project was scrapped after the company failed to complete even basic biomining and capping work in four years. It also ran into further trouble following the fire at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kochi, which it was managing at the time.
A CBG plant generates renewable energy from organic waste, and the gas generated is clean fuel that can be used in place of compressed natural gas in vehicles, industries, and commercial establishments. All kinds of organic waste, including remains of plants and animals, can be used to make biogas, which is then purified and compressed to make CBG.
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