The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to improve its waste management system by adopting waste-to-energy practices, reported The Times of India.
The corporation will construct a 152-acre waste-to-energy plant in Pyara Nagar of Sangareddy.
The facility will be able to generate 15 MW of electricity, and 270 biogas each day.
Sealed trucks will transport waste to the facility, where it will be stored in an underground site and separated into dry and wet waste.
Dry waste will be used to generate electricity, and wet waste processed for compressed biogas.
Biofilters will be installed to purify the air and guard against odour.
Dry digestion technology will be used to manage wet waste, which helps reduce leachate production.
In addition to the facility at Pyara Nagar, GHMC is exploring four other potential sites for more waste-to-energy plants.
"The Pyara Nagar plant, estimated to cost Rs 600 crore, is expected to be operational by 2025. Additionally, a 24 MW waste-to-energy plant is being developed in Jawahar Nagar to further enhance waste management and energy production in the city," said a senior official in GHMC.
Hyderabad turns to waste-to-energy solutions
