Confirmed Successful Waste-to-Charcoal Projects in India
Here’s the current status: Confirmed Successful Waste-to-Charcoal Projects in India 1. Varanasi – Waste-to-Charcoal Plant by NTPC A fully operational waste-to-charcoal plant is running at the Ramna sewage treatment plant in Varanasi , in collaboration with NTPC . It processes about 400 tonnes of waste each day , with two out of three planned units currently active. The produced charcoal is being used to generate electricity. ( The Times of India ) Earlier, the plant entered trial runs in April 2024 , with plans to ramp up to 800 tonnes of garbage daily and produce 450 tonnes of coal per day by May 2024. ( The Times of India ) Verdict : Confirmed successful and operational waste-to-charcoal facility in Varanasi. Projects in Progress or Early Stages 2. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) – 7Hills Nexgram Initiative In January 2025 , the Itanagar Municipal Corporation signed an MoU with 7Hills Nexgram to set up a 50 tonnes-per-day waste-to-charcoal plant at Chimpu. The c...