Tecnimont Private Limited (TCMPL), the Indian subsidiary of Tecnimont, Paradeep Municipality, and National Institute of Technology of Karnataka - Surathkal (NITK) held the groundbreaking ceremony for the one-ton biogas plant in Paradeep, Odisha.

The event was held in the presence of Sampad Chandra Swain, Minister of State for Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education in Government of Odisha, Basanta Biswal, Chairman, Paradeep Municipality and Alessandro Bernini, CEO, MAIRE group as well as other main government dignitaries and NITK representatives.

This biogas plant is part of TCMPL corporate social responsibility's initiatives, being executed under a tripartite agreement in collaboration with the Paradeep Municipality, the district administration of Jagatsinghpur, and NITK.

The project aims to set up a small-scale facility to produce biogas to be used as cooking gas by using food and vegetable waste as feedstock, effectively closing the waste-to-resource loop. The plant is expected to be operational within the next 12 months to serve local communities.

The project also emphasizes educational benefits, building on a pilot phase at the NITK campus that provided foundational training for students. The plant will serve as a model for innovative solutions to manage organic waste while actively engaging university students in practical learning experiences.