Bengaluru plans more biogas plants for wet waste processing

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Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) is expanding biomethanation infrastructure to convert wet waste into biogas. Two decentralised plants in Koramangala and Banasawadi wards are completed and ready for operation, while two others in Anjanapura and A. Narayanapura are under construction. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the 5 TPD bio-methanation plant in Koramangala on Saturday.

Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) is boosting its biomethanation infrastructure in Bengaluru to turn wet waste into biogas, with new large-scale projects planned. The agency has initiated construction of four decentralised biomethanation plants. Two plants in Koramangala and Banasawadi wards have been completed and are ready for operation, while those in Anjanapura and A. Narayanapura wards remain under construction. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the 5 TPD bio-methanation plant in Koramangala on Saturday. These efforts aim to enhance renewable energy production and sustainable waste management in the city.

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