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The Refuse Derive Fuel (RDF), which is obtained from various types of wastes, has increased from 222 metric tons in August 2016 to 1,186 metric tons in June 2017. The plant is functioning on the power it is generating from the garbage and reached surplus in February 2017.Encouraged with the success of the plant, the state government is planning a similar plant with an increased waste handling capacity at Bainguinim, near Old Goa. The fully automated plant now handles about 120 tons of garbage from across the state on a daily basis.This subsequent increase in its intake capacity has resulted in an exponential rise in the volume of various by-products. The plant's ability to produce electricity from the waste generated has also increased from 31,630 Kw Hr in its first month to 1, 99,177 Kw Hr in the recent month. The volume of compost generated from the plant has also increased from 49 metric tons in the first month to 228 metric tons in June.The generation of biogas, too, has also increased fivefold with August 2016 data showing a generation of 21,315 Nm3 while that for June 2017 showed a generation of 1,69,005 Nm3.
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