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Gorakhpur to Get Green Energy & Fertilizer from Waste: IOCL to Set Up CBG Plant
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News18•01-10-2026, 21:45
Gorakhpur to Get Green Energy & Fertilizer from Waste: IOCL to Set Up CBG Plant
- •A 200-ton per day capacity Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant will be set up in Suthni, Gorakhpur, to make the city garbage-free.
- •The plant is a joint venture between Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
- •The plant will produce approximately seven tons of CBG and 40 tons of high-quality organic fertilizer daily.
- •IOCL has invited tenders for construction, with the agency required to start operations within 540 days.
- •A modern 250-ton capacity 'trommel system' is also being installed to sort wet and dry waste before processing.
Key Questions Answered
The Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant being established in Suthni, Gorakhpur, has a processing capacity of 200 tons of wet waste per day.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) took over the responsibility of setting up the biogas plant in Suthni after the previous agreement with Everenviro Resource Management Private Limited stalled.
The construction agency awarded the contract must set up the plant structure and initiate operations within 540 days, which is approximately 18 months.
