Bowenpally Agriculture Market green power plant

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), TS department of marketing and Ahuja Engineering Services for executing the ‘vegetable waste to gas plant’ at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Agriculture Market in Bowenpally. The plant is a true role model for other agriculture markets across the country and deserves replication for effective disposal and utilisation of vegetable waste generated in the markets

• The plant was installed as a ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ initiative jointly funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and TS marketing department.
• It has a capacity to treat 10 tonnes of market and vegetable waste every day generating 400-500 units of electricity, and replace about 30 kg of LPG on a daily basis. 
• More than 600 kg of LPG has been replaced and about 700 kilolitres of bio manure was produced from the plant which is made available to the farmers for use. 

​DBT has sanctioned another project for installation of five more plants — while a 500 kg/day capacity has already been commissioned at Erragadda vegetable market, remaining four plants at Gudimalkapur (5 tonne/day), Gaddiannaram (5 tonne/day) , Alwal (500 kg/day) and Saroornagar (500 kg/day) market yards are underway. CSIR-IICT is now making efforts to install biogas-based CNG plants for replacement of conventional vehicular fuel with renewable green fuel