JUNE 20238TOP STORIESNHDC WILL BUILD A 525 MW PUMPED STORAGE POWER PROJECT IN MADHYA PRADESHMAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED WILL SET UP A COMPRESSED BIOGAS PLANT IN MUMBAI WITH BMCA525 MW pumped storage power plant would be built next to the Indira Sagar Dam in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, according to proposals revealed by the Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd. An estimated 4,200 crore rupees will be spent on the project's construction. With the help of the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar reservoirs of the Indira Sagar Project, it seeks to meet the state's rising peak hour electricity demand.The state's energy needs during peak energy hours (morning and evening) may be satisfied with the additional renewable energy provided by this Pumped Storage Project. According to the ministry of power, the project will produce 1,226.93 million units of energy during peak hours."The state of Madhya Pradesh has a potential for 11.2 GW of pumped storage projects. In the Khandwa district, two NHDC Limited power plants Indira Sagar Power Station (1000 MW) and Omkareshwar Power Station (520 MW) are now in operation. The state of Madhya Pradesh receives all of the power generated by these power plants.The ministry claims that NHDC has plans to turn the state green by generating green energy and erecting solar power facilities. The 8 MW solar project in Sanchi, a historic city, and the 88 MW floating solar project on the Omkareshwar Reservoir are both under construction. A joint venture between the government of Madhya Pradesh and NHPC Ltd. Mahanagar Gas Limited, a city gas distribution firm, and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will collaborate to build a compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Mumbai. The CBG plant, which can process up to 1000 tonnes of segregated food and vegetable waste per day (TPD), would be built on a plot of land that BMC would supply. Hotels, restaurants, banquet halls, and sizable vegetable markets/mandis in the city will all be contacted to dispose of their garbage, also known as CBG feedstock. BMC will oversee the collection, sorting, and delivery of the daily supply of necessary feedstock for the CBG plant using specialised vehicles."We are looking to achieve nine of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through it, including producing clean energy, mitigating the effects of climate change, reducing poverty, and increasing employment", said Ashu Shinghal, Managing Director of Mahanagar Gas Limited. By taking this action, we want to work with Mumbai to create a future that is healthier and greener.Once finished, the biogas plant will serve as a facility for the production of green fuel, organic fertiliser, and biomass waste treatment, offering a three-in-one solution. The plant's compressed biogas output will be used up within BMC guidelines. Municipal trash, sugarcane press mud, and agricultural waste are all decomposed anaerobically to form CBG. Green hydrogen made from CBG is also being studied as a potential replacement for piped natural gas for household usage.The government started the programme to increase CBG production and availability as a substitute and reasonably priced clean fuel for transportation in October 2018. By the financial year 2023­2024, 5,000 CBG plants were planned to be installed. Up to 60 percent of the methane, 40­45 percent of the carbon dioxide, and traces of hydrogen sulphide are found in the biogas produced.
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