HPCL to setup a compressed biogas plant in Uttar Pradesh
MUMBAI: Praj Industries, the Pune-based process and project engineering company, will set up a compressed biogas (CBG) project for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) at Badaun in Uttar Pradesh.
The unit will have the capacity to process 35,000 tonne of rice straw as feedstock to generate 5,250 tonne of compress biogas.
Compressed biogas, or CBG, is produced by anaerobic decomposition of agricultural waste, sugarcane press mud, and municipal waste. It can be used as a fuel for automobiles.
“This project will contribute to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative with an objective to promote CBG as an alternative, green transport fuel.
