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Power production out of non-degradable waste in Chennai
Posted on: 09/Dec/2017 2:21:35 PM
The non-degradable wastes that contribute to major health and environmental issues are likely to be utilized for producing electricity, as the Greater Chennai Corporation has come up with the idea of transforming Chennai into a zero-waste city.
Aiming to produce about 64MW per day, the civic body is likely to produce 2 power plants in Chennai city. Speaking about this, the Chennai Corporation officials say the only solution to manage the everyday waste of about 5,500 tons is by reducing the volume with mass incineration technology.
Visits to North Indian cities
Solid waste management department officials from the Chennai Corporation made visits to the northern cities in India where there are power production out of wastes.
Electricity generation from wastes are already in practice in cities including Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal, and Ranchi. In Delhi, there are 2 such plants, and the technology is being studies in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, pointed a senior official from Chennai Corporation.
Bio-gas units across Chennai city
Across various parts of the city, the civic body has set up bio-gas production units. The bio-gas produced out of these units get used in Amma Canteens, to note. These plants will be set up at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dump yards with each of its capacities being 32 megawatts.
5,500 tons of daily garbage disposal
The daily garbage production in Chennai city is about 5,500 tons. In spite of segregating the waste in a decentralized way across various parts of the city, the problem of disposing non-organic waste is still a major issue. Officials explain that mass incineration is the tested and proven method to succeed in volume reduction.
The Chennai Corporation has plans to study the technology with the support of IIT-Madras and Anna University. To note, the garbage wastes dumped in Perungudi and Kodungaiyur landfills help in producing electricity, thus emptying the volume.
In Jabalpur, a mix of organic and non-organic wastes is being used, but we have plans to make use of only non-organic waste. The idea is in its budding state. Expert study is required before implementing the project in real. On the other hand, the central government is also recommending the mass incineration method. Once the power plants come up, it can be of great help in reducing environmental issues at either localities, say officials.
