WTE can rid us of energy crisis and pollution problem
There are many other so-called WTE projects in Lucknow, Vijayawada, Ludhiana & Aligarh but then most of these plants have either closed down or are technologically obsolete. These power plants do not have efficient technology to obtain RDF and consequently pollute the environment. Thus these projects either need to be closed down or should be installed with latest technology. And most importantly, must be managed professionally (rather privately, in Indian context!)
As per an Assocham research, Urban India generates 120,000 tonnes of waste per day (tpd) and while 59 major cities of India generate 39,031 tpd. Delhi alone generates 6,000 tpd, Mumbai generates about 5,800 tpd, Kolkata 4,000 tpd, Bengalooru 2,800 tpd & Chennai 2,675 tpd. Moreover, most of the city’s landfills are running out of capacity. The MCD spends about Rs.2.4 billion to manage garbage annually. This money can be further utilised to set-up more WTE units and the like initiatives. Also, this method also addresses the problem of over-capacity land-fills. Moreover, the non-degradable waste can be re-cycled and traded to generate more fund for this concept. Sample this: waste produced in Delhi could rake in Rs.365 crores annually. Out of the 6,000 tpd in Delhi, 60% is organic waste, 25% is re-cyclable material & 15% is inert. Thus, about 40% of the waste (that do not form a part of RDF) can be used for other purposes. It is estimated that India would generate about 150 million tonnes of waste, in next seven years.
This waste if judiciously used can be used as fuel for so many more WTE projects. Even if this technology is replicated across other four mega cities in the country, it would generate about 100 MW energy. This would further reduce garbage accumulation and other resulting health problems. After all, who can deny the fact that missing on waste-to-energy will be waste-of-energy!
There are many other so-called WTE projects in Lucknow, Vijayawada, Ludhiana & Aligarh but then most of these plants have either closed down or are technologically obsolete. These power plants do not have efficient technology to obtain RDF and consequently pollute the environment. Thus these projects either need to be closed down or should be installed with latest technology. And most importantly, must be managed professionally (rather privately, in Indian context!)
As per an Assocham research, Urban India generates 120,000 tonnes of waste per day (tpd) and while 59 major cities of India generate 39,031 tpd. Delhi alone generates 6,000 tpd, Mumbai generates about 5,800 tpd, Kolkata 4,000 tpd, Bengalooru 2,800 tpd & Chennai 2,675 tpd. Moreover, most of the city’s landfills are running out of capacity. The MCD spends about Rs.2.4 billion to manage garbage annually. This money can be further utilised to set-up more WTE units and the like initiatives. Also, this method also addresses the problem of over-capacity land-fills. Moreover, the non-degradable waste can be re-cycled and traded to generate more fund for this concept. Sample this: waste produced in Delhi could rake in Rs.365 crores annually. Out of the 6,000 tpd in Delhi, 60% is organic waste, 25% is re-cyclable material & 15% is inert. Thus, about 40% of the waste (that do not form a part of RDF) can be used for other purposes. It is estimated that India would generate about 150 million tonnes of waste, in next seven years.
This waste if judiciously used can be used as fuel for so many more WTE projects. Even if this technology is replicated across other four mega cities in the country, it would generate about 100 MW energy. This would further reduce garbage accumulation and other resulting health problems. After all, who can deny the fact that missing on waste-to-energy will be waste-of-energy!
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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