The Kochi Corporation’s compressed biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram will be inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on February 27. The plant treats 150 tonnes of source-segregated solid waste daily. It can produce nearly 6 metric tonnes of CBG and 128 tonnes of organic manure for BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, which funded the project. The biogas will be sent via a 3.2 km pipeline to BPCL’s Ambalamedu plant. Meanwhile, 100 tonnes of liquid and 28 tonnes of solid organic manure will be sold through Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) Limited. BPCL-KR invested about ₹90 crore from its CSR funds to build the plant on a 10-acre reclaimed land provided by Kochi Corporation. The facility has two biodigesters, each with 75 tonnes capacity. Trials for the first digester began in December 2025, increasing loads gradually after feeding 500 tonnes of cow dung since March 2025. The second digester is also testing now using slurry from the first. The project began under the previous Left Democratic Front council and was delayed from last year due to logistics. Mayor V.K. Minimol said: "Progress has been slow. We face issues with waste quality and need better segregation to remove plastics. The plant will start at 100 tonnes capacity before reaching full scale." BPCL-KR sources are confident the plant can run at full capacity immediately. The CBG plant was initiated after a massive fire at Brahmapuram’s plastic waste heaps in March 2023 that led to a State Cabinet nod and a tripartite pact between Kochi Corporation, the State government, and BPCL-KR. For now, the plant will serve only within Kochi Corporation limits, which generates over 150 tonnes of waste daily. Along with two black soldier fly waste treatment plants, this setup aims to meet Kochi’s waste management needs.