BPCL's compressed biogas plant at Brahmapuram, Kochi, inaugurated
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan virtually inaugurated Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram, Kochi, on 27 February 2026, making Kochi the first city in Kerala with a CBG plant for biodegradable waste.
Summary
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan virtually inaugurated Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram, Kochi, on 27 February 2026, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi. The plant will process 150 tonnes of source-segregated biodegradable municipal solid waste a day, producing 5.6 tonnes of compressed biogas and 28 tonnes of organic manure daily, and makes Kochi the first city in Kerala to commission such a plant. BPCL Kochi Refinery proposed the plant after the major fire at the Brahmapuram dump site on 2 March 2023 and Kerala High Court directions; the State approved it in November 2023. The Petroleum Ministry is setting up 195 CBG plants across the country, seven of them in Kerala.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 27 February 2026, Brahmapuram, Kochi
- Inaugurated by
- CM Pinarayi Vijayan (virtually); MoS Suresh Gopi present
- Capacity
- 150 tonnes/day of biodegradable municipal solid waste
- Output
- 5.6 t CBG + 28 t organic manure daily
- First
- Kochi — first Kerala city with a CBG plant for biodegradable waste
- Background
- Brahmapuram fire 2 March 2023; State approval November 2023
- National
- 195 CBG plants by MoPNG, 7 in Kerala
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where is the BPCL Compressed Biogas plant inaugurated on 27 February 2026 located?
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Correct answer: A — Brahmapuram, Kochi
The BPCL CBG plant is at Brahmapuram in Kochi, Kerala.
How much biodegradable municipal solid waste per day will the BPCL CBG plant at Brahmapuram process?
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Correct answer: C — 150 tonnes
The plant will process 150 tonnes of source-segregated biodegradable municipal solid waste per day, giving 5.6 tonnes of CBG and 28 tonnes of manure.