The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) will set up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh.
The plant spread over one acre of land parcel at a cost of Rs 12 crore which will be shared equally by the TTD and IOCL.
As a part of its Swachh Tirumala programme, TTD has already set up a municipal wet waste treatment plant atop the town employing windrow technology with the assistance of an agency for the production of compost/manure.
TTD deliberated with IOCL authorities who after a detailed technical study of the proposal expressed their willingness for the setting up of the plant on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis.
Post analysis, it was found that the TTD required 3.335 tonne of LPG a day. Setting up of a solar steam cooking system under NREDCAP would bring down consumption by 1.10 tonne per day.
The proposed plant is estimated to generate around 1.625 tonne of CBG and drastically reduce dependency on LPG.