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Built for
tender-ready
MSW execution.

GOBARdhan, SATAT, and cluster-level CBG projects need plants that survive procurement, run unmanned, and report into government dashboards. We design with that operating reality from day one.

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What makes municipal MSW different

Three tracks. One plant. All compliant.

Municipal-scale plants must satisfy SATAT (gas offtake), GOBARdhan (subsidy + monitoring), and CPCB (operations). We build for all three from day one, same plant, three reporting tracks, zero retrofitting.

SATAT track
OMC offtake at notified price · daily dispensing logs
GOBARdhan track
Unified registry · monthly tonnage reporting
CPCB track
Ambient + emissions data, compliance dashboard
Carbon track
VCS/GS optional revenue line
How it works · in this sector

From waste to working plant.

Same four-stage process across every sector, but tuned to the inputs, peaks, and outputs that matter here.

P.01
Cluster collection
Door-to-door wet MSW + cattle dung aggregation
P.02
MRF + pre-treatment
Sorting, contamination removal, slurry prep
P.03
Multi-train digester
50–200 TPD · multi-train for redundancy
P.04
CBG → SATAT OMC
PESO-approved bunk + GST e-invoicing to OMC
Feedstock

What goes in.

The substrate determines plant size, gas yield, and everything downstream. Here is what we typically design for in this sector.

F.01
Segregated MSW (wet)
50–200 TPD
Door-to-door collected, MRF-sorted wet fraction.
F.02
Cattle dung aggregation
Cluster-level
Surrounding village dung collection programme.
F.03
Agri residue
Seasonal
Paddy straw, sugarcane trash, peak season substrate.
Plant sizing · interactive estimate

Drag. See your plant.

Slide to your scale. The output ranges below are based on typical performance from plants we operate. Final numbers come after a feedstock audit and DPR.

Plant design capacity
100TPD
25300
Daily biogas
,
LPG offset / month
,
CO₂e avoided / yr
,
Power equivalent / day
,
Municipal CBG plants pay back in 5–7 years at notified SATAT tariff; carbon credits and viability gap funding shorten this.
Estimates are illustrative ranges. Site-specific output depends on feedstock quality, weather, and operating conditions.

Built around the regulations that govern municipal MSW.

Compliance is engineered in from the design stage, sensor-driven audit trails, automatic reporting, and pre-filled regulatory submissions are part of the plant, not bolted on afterward.

✓
SATAT EOI / LOI
OMC offtake agreement at notified price; we navigate filings.
✓
GOBARdhan unified registry
Mandatory for central subsidy, monthly tonnage reporting.
✓
MoEFCC + CPCB + MNRE
Tri-ministry alignment, EC, Consent, subsidy access.
✓
GST + e-invoicing
For OMC offtake invoicing, built into operations from day one.
vs. the alternatives

Better than what you do today.

Compared head-to-head against the three things you might do instead with the same waste stream.

Dimension
BioSarthi
Haul-away
Composting
Landfill
Tender-readiness
Designed-in
Not applicable
Limited tender fit
Banned · SWM 2016
Government dashboard reporting
Auto · all 3 tracks
Manual · sporadic
Manual
Manual
CBG offtake revenue
SATAT notified price
No
No
No
Carbon credit revenue
VCS/GS · large issuance
No
Limited
No · negative
Failure mode posture
Multi-train redundancy
Truck breakdown
Operator-dependent
Regulatory shutdown
From decision to dispatch

Five phases. Predictable.

A typical municipal msw deployment moves through these five phases. Timelines are real, not aspirational.

01
01 / EOI + LOI
Months 1–4
SATAT EOI submission, OMC LOI award.
02
02 / Land + DPR
Months 4–8
Land allotment, DPR, EC, PCB filings.
03
03 / Construction
Months 8–18
Civil + mech + dispensing infrastructure.
04
04 / Commissioning
Months 18–22
Trial production, OMC quality acceptance, CGD connection.
05
05 / Live + offtake
Month 22 onward
Daily CBG dispatch to OMC, all three reporting tracks live.
Plant snapshots

Inside an operating municipal MSW plant.

Visual landmarks of a typical plant in this sector. Real photos go here once approved by the operator.

Multi-train digester
50–200 TPD design with redundancy
PESO bunk
CBG dispensing point with OMC offtake
MRF facility
Sorting and pre-treatment
Govt dashboard
Three-track compliance reporting
Illustrations · representative · real photographs available on request
In their words

Municipal MSW already running.

A small selection of operators we work with in this sector.

"The plant was up and dispatching to the OMC inside 14 months of LOI. That is unusual."
Project Director
Cluster CBG, Punjab
Live since 2024
"Government dashboard reporting was already wired before we asked for it."
Municipal Commissioner
Tier-2 city, North India
Live since 2023
Frequently asked

Things municipal MSW always ask.

Six questions we hear in nearly every first conversation with a municipal msw operator.

Municipal plants must serve three reporting tracks (SATAT, GOBARdhan, CPCB), handle public-tender procurement constraints, and operate at 50–200 TPD scale with redundancy. Private plants do not.
SATAT tariff is notified centrally and revisable. Our DPRs include sensitivity analysis at +/−15% on tariff. Carbon credits and digestate revenue cushion against tariff dips.
A dedicated MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) sits before the digester, manual + mechanical sorting reduces contamination to under 3% before slurry prep. Critical for digester health.
Public-tender CBG plants run ₹40–80 cr for 50–100 TPD scale. Viability gap funding, MNRE subsidy, and IFC/MFI debt structures are common.
Yes, most plants either dispense at PESO bunk or inject into an adjacent CGD network where geography permits. Both routes are SATAT-compliant.

Designing for municipal msw?

30 minutes with our team. Walk out with a feedstock audit checklist, indicative plant size, and a clear next step.

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How we serve this sector

Six services. Pick what you need.

Some clients start with monitoring on an existing plant. Others come for a full turnkey build. We meet the operator where they are.

01 Real-time monitoring→ Patented IoT layer. Methane, gas, efficiency, uptime — across every plant. 02 AI yield prediction→ Forecast gas output 7–14 days ahead from feedstock, weather, and digester telemetry. 03 Turnkey plant delivery→ End-to-end plant build. From DPR to commissioning. Single contract, single team. 04 Waste-to-energy consulting→ Feasibility, DPR, GOBARdhan, SATAT, cluster planning. Owner-side strategy. 05 O&M and remote ops→ 24/7 operations. Remote monitoring + on-site engineers + performance guarantees. 06 FOM / LFOM playbook→ Turn the by-product into a second revenue line. GOBARdhan-aligned, offtake-ready.
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