Mysuru’s waste to power clean energy, fuel MCC vehicles

Waste generated in Mysuru would be converted into compressed biogas and would be used for MCC vehicles.
| Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM

In a major step towards sustainable waste management and clean energy production, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to establish a 150 tonnes per day (TPD) Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant at the Vidyaranyapuram Solid Waste Management facility.

The MCC said this was Karnataka’s first-ever CBG plant agreement under the Government of India’s SATAT (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation) initiative, aimed at converting municipal wet waste into low-emission, renewable fuel.

Delving on the capacity and investment, the MCC said the plant would process 150 TPD of organic wet waste with an investment of ₹60–₹66 crore.

The initiative targets reduction in landfill usage — Mysuru generates more than 600 TPD of waste — curbing methane emissions, and supplying clean biogas fuel with low emission suitable for municipal vehicles and retail use.

The project supports BPCL’s SATAT objectives and promotes public sector collaboration for clean fuel transition.

The authorities said this was a regional milestone and although similar initiatives were under way in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kozhikode, this is the first such MoU in Karnataka, positioning Mysuru as a pioneer in green energy adoption in the State.

Construction of the plant is scheduled to commence next month, with completion and commissioning expected within 24 months.

MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif said the CBG plant was a transformative solution for Mysuru’s waste and energy needs — reducing landfill load while producing clean fuel and steering the city towards zero-waste sustainability.

BPCL Executive Director (Biofuels) P. Anil Kumar said under the SATAT vision, the joint venture with MCC reflected BPCL’s commitment to biofuel innovation, environmental stewardship, and supporting India’s green transport transition.

K.S. Mruthyunjaya, Assistant Executive Engineer, MCC, and P. Anil Kumar, Executive Director — Biofuels; R. Sasi Prakash, General Manager (CBG), and others represented BPCL at the signing of the MoU.