Project Overview

GAIL (India) Limited organised an awareness session on November 11, 2026, in Bengaluru for its proposed 300 TPD (Tonnes Per Day) Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) based Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plant. The plant is proposed to be set up at Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) premises.

Investment and Scale

The project involves an investment of Rs. 123.42 crore and will be spread across approximately 18 acres of land.

Production Capacity

The plant will process 300 tonnes of segregated organic municipal waste daily to produce:

  • Approximately 12.6 tonnes of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) per day
  • Approximately 21.6 tonnes of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) per day

Product Distribution

The CBG produced from the facility will be supplied to GAIL Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL, contributing to the availability of indigenous clean fuel in the state of Karnataka.

Environmental Features

The proposed plant will include:

  • Modern odour-control systems
  • Effluent-treatment systems
  • Environmentally responsible waste processing capabilities

Expected Benefits

The project is expected to deliver substantial socio-economic and environmental benefits:

  • Provides sustainable solution for processing urban organic waste
  • Reduces dependence on landfill disposal
  • Promotes cleaner cities
  • Strengthens Karnataka's waste-management infrastructure
  • Converts municipal waste into commercially valuable clean energy and organic manure
  • Contributes to the vision of circular economy

Strategic Alignment

This initiative reinforces GAIL's commitment to:

  • Support Karnataka's sustainable development priorities
  • Contribute to national objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission
  • Support Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative
  • Contribute to India's clean energy transition

The project is envisaged as a replicable model for developing municipal waste-to-CBG infrastructure in other urban centres across the country.

Event Participants

The awareness session was attended by:

  • Shri Tejaswi Surya, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Bengaluru South
  • Shri Satish Reddy, Hon'ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
  • Shri S. Mowar, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL
  • Senior officials of GAIL
  • Representatives of Resident Welfare Association
  • NGOs
  • Media representatives