Local Biogas to Add to Commercial Supply | Surat - The Times of India
The Times of India Surat : As the war disrupts the global fuel supply chain, affecting industries and households alike, the Diamond City has begun producing compressed Biogas(CBG) from waste. Amid the ongoing gas crisis, the locally generated fuel will now be supplied to commercial gas distribution companies. Gas production at the Surat Municipal Corporation's plant has reached two tonnes a day from around 50 tonnes of waste. With output crossing the two-tonne-per-day threshold, supply to the distribution company has begun. The project has been developed by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in a public-private partnership with Biofics, an infrastructure developer that Organic Waste Converter into CBG and organic fertilizer. At full design capacity, the plant is expected to process 120 tonnes of waste per day and produce up to five tonnes of CBG daily. "The price of gas ranges between Rs 69 and Rs 90 per kilogram depending upon its quality. At full capacity, the output is...