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Proposal to generate power from waste revived

S. Ganesan

Tiruchi Corporation looking for suitable partners

Special purpose vehicle for the project may be floated
Corporation in consultation with an Italian firm as a technology partner

TIRUCHI: The Tiruchi Corporation has revived its proposal to generate power from municipal solid waste and is considering the technological options.

The civic body is likely to float a special purpose vehicle for the project, which failed to take off after being mooted a few years back.

The Corporation was in consultation with an Italian company as a technology partner for setting up the power plant, the Mayor, Sarubala R. Tondaiman, said at a workshop on Decentralised Options for Sanitation Improvement, jointly organised by the Corporation, Regional Directorate of Municipal Administration and Exnora International here on Wednesday.

Mrs. Tondaiman later told The Hindu that the Corporation would also look at other technological options and suitable partners for the project to be taken up under the Build Operate Own and Transfer (BOOT) scheme.

Previously, the Corporation had planned to adopt the bio-methanation technology but this was not found to be very successful in other places, she said. The plant is likely to be set up at Panchapur.

The Corporation Commissioner B.Balachandran, in a presentation, said that the urban body would float a special purpose vehicle, Tiruchi Waste Management Company Private Limited, for establishing an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Processing Complex, which would house the power plant.

While the Corporation would have 74 per cent stake, the rest would be vested with a private developer.

The Corporation could enter into a memorandum of understanding with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited for promoting the power plant. Once the MoU was signed, the power plant could come up in two years. A final decision would be taken after placing the subject before the council.

Study conducted by Anna University

Mr. Balachandran said that a study conducted by the Anna University has indicated that nearly 2.5 to 3 mega watt of power could be produced from the solid waste generated in the city.

The city generated nearly 380 tonnes of solid wastes every day.

Of this, nearly 80 per cent was organic waste, which would be used for generating power.

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