Mizoram clears Mumbai firm’s plastic waste-to-sustainable energy plant

Aizawl: The Mizoram government on Thursday granted in-principle approval to a Mumbai-based company to establish a fuel cell and sustainable energy processing plant in the state, official sources said.

The decision followed a presentation by FC Tech Energy Company during a meeting of the state’s Empowered Committee on Investment, chaired by Chief Minister Lalduhoma.

During the meeting, representatives of FC Tech Energy detailed their process for generating fuel cells and sustainable energy from plastic waste, the sources said.

The company expressed its intent to establish a local facility and outlined specific infrastructure requirements, including land, water, and power supply.

The committee agreed to the proposal in principle and decided that a Mizoram delegation would visit Mumbai to study the company’s existing operational plant.

Potential locations capable of meeting the project’s land requirements were also discussed during the meeting, the sources said.

In addition to the new energy initiative, the committee reviewed a progress report on a ginger processing unit currently under construction at Khuangleng in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district.

The project, being executed by Opickpure Private Limited, follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the state government on September 20 last year.

Officials said the company is investing Rs 2.50 crore in the facility, with construction now nearing completion.