Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) in Telangana has started converting food waste generated by nearby hotels into biogas to meet the cooking fuel requirements of the Indiramma canteen operating on its premises, Deccan Chronicle reported.
The corporation has installed a biogas plant capable of processing 125 kg of food waste daily. The gas generated is supplied to the canteen, which is operated by women’s self-help groups. The facility also produces liquid organic fertiliser, which is used for landscaping and horticulture.
The plant can generate biogas equivalent to six commercial LPG cylinders every month and produce around three kilolitres of liquid organic fertiliser. It is also expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 4.5 tonnes per month.
MMC Commissioner T. Vinay Krishna Reddy and CSIR-IICT Director Srinivas Reddy inaugurated the facility on Thursday.
Established in collaboration with KHAR Energy Optimizers, the plant uses patented AGR technology developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT).The corporation expects the initiative to serve as a model for other bulk waste generators, including hotels, hospitals, educational institutions and residential welfare associations, by demonstrating how food waste can be converted into useful energy and organic
