Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in India by Biomethanation Process

Due to the recent population expansion, fast industrialization, and urbanisation, garbage generation has dramatically increased both globally and in India. This waste has huge potential for material and energy recovery. There are numerous waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies available, such as gasification, pyrolysis, incineration, biomethanation etc. that can offer dual benefit of combating the nuisance created by the waste as well support the energy needs of the country. Of these technologies, biomethanation are one of the most used technology to tap energy (gas/electricity) and procure compost (digestate).There are numerous municipal solid waste based biomethanation plants operating in India. The aim is to identify the key challenges that the MSW based biomethanation plants are facing and provide possible recommendations for improving their performance and making them successful. The research outcome could be beneficial in helping regulatory authorities, plant operators, technology providers and other stakeholders in facilitating the conducive environment for the success of bio-methanization as energy recovery facilities.