Petronet LNG, at present, has long-term agreements with foreign companies for supply of LNG for the existing Dahej and Kochi LNG terminals.

Petronet LNG Limited is looking for a strategic foreign partner for implementing its Rs 4,500-crore Gangavaram LNG project in Andhra Pradesh. “We are looking for more supplies to meet the country’s demand. Hence, we are planning to give some equity stake in the upcoming Gangavaram LNG project to a foreign partner who can bring more LNG supplies for Petronet,” A K Balyan, managing director and chief executive officer, told reporters here on Tuesday. The company, at present, has long-term agreements with foreign companies for supply of LNG for the existing Dahej and Kochi LNG terminals.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy asserted here on Wednesday that the Kochi Metro Rail Project would be executed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in association with E. Sreedharan in three years.

The Chief Minister said he had held talks with Mr. Sreedharan (former Managing Director of DMRC) that there was no change in the government’s resolve that Mr. Sreedharan would oversee the project. “The DMRC and Mr. Sreedharan are our best bet for timely completion of the project. Steps would be taken to remove any impediments to fast completion of the project.”

The Kochi Corporation is planning to permit the municipalities in the district to process waste at the solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram.

The municipal authorities will have to pay Rs 1000 for a tonne to the Kochi Corporation as processing charges. At present, the Aluva Municipality transports waste materials to Brahmapuram where it is recycled to produce manure.

The 318-km UP section of 4,000-km North-South Corridor project, which will link Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kochi in Kerala, has been languishing because of environmental issues, Centre-stat

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and GAIL (India) are keen on picking up stake in the Rs.5,000-crore Kochi petrochemical project being executed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in joint venture with LG Chemicals of South Korea.

“We have got written proposal from several companies to join the project. ONGC and GAIL have also shown interest in taking equity stake in the Kochi venture,” BPCL Chairman and Managing Director R. K. Singh told journalists on the sidelines of the Petrotech Conference here on Tuesday. The petrochemical complex is being built with LG Chemicals as the lead partner.

Around 200 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste needs to be capped

The Suchitwa Mission will assist the Kochi Corporation in scientifically capping waste at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. The plant site is estimated to have around 200 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste. A team of officials from the mission would visit the plant soon, said George Chakkachery, executive director of the mission.

‘Marine litter affecting the livelihood of fishermen’

Plastic pollution in marine ecosystems is causing health hazards and economic loss, according to marine scientists. The presence of plastic pollutants in seas and backwaters is upsetting the ecosystem and breeding grounds of a large number of economically important fish varieties, said V. Kripa, head of the Fishery Environment and Management Division of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.

Ernakulam station to receive 20 truckloads of waste daily

Two platforms of Ernakulum Junction Railway Station will be filled with non-biodegradable waste generated by the residents of Kochi. T.K. Ashraf, chairman of the Health Standing Committee of Kochi Corporation, said the Railways sought the waste to fill the two platforms which are under construction.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) may land two plum infrastructure projects in Kerala this year.

The Rs.20,000-crore Muthoot Pappachan Group, which has a minor wing doing business in alternate energy, is keen on investing in a big way in the wind energy sector in Kerala, especially over the Ramakkalmedu ridges on the Western Ghats in Idukki district, the group’s chairman and managing director Thomas John Muthoot has said.

Talking to presspersons here on Thursday, he said the group had invested more than Rs.150 crore in wind energy so far, generating 25 MW in Tamil Nadu. According to his group’s assessment, Kerala had a wind energy potential of nearly 2,000 MW. The places most ideal for wind energy stations are Ramakkalmedu in Idukki district and Kanjikode and Attappadi in Palakkad district.