India’s first bio-CNG plant to be inaugurated in Pune
Q. India’s first bio-CNG plant will be inaugurated in which city?- Published on 17 Aug 16a. Chennai
b. Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Pune
ANSWER: Pune
India’s first bio-CNG plant will be inaugurated in Pune and set up by Pune based Primove Engineering Private Limited.
- This plant will use agricultural residue to generate CNG which can be used as automobile fuel.
- 600 million tonnes of agricultural waste is generated per year in the country with lack of use of its residue, most of it is wasted.
- Using agriculture residue for CNG generation was seen as a way to reduce disposal of agricultural waste which is a major concern in the country.
- Process of generation of CNG from agricultural waste involves treating water with a special bacterial solution.
- After this, the gas generated is cleaned and compressed for use in vehicles.
- Plant is located in Pirangut, Pune
- It has been set up as a Proof of Concept centre i.e it can be replicated elsewhere.
- Company has invested around INR 4.5 crore in the plant and applied for a process patent for it. Close to INR 15 crore investment is needed for 5 tonne standalone plants
- This is an instance of use of bio-CNG for the first time in India; Bio-CNG was used as automobile fuel in Europe as a matter of practice.
