Carbon credit sought for green power
Buoyed by the success of generating power from sewage, an urban local body in Surat has sought carbon credit for its green gas project.
“We have not only been able to reduce the green house gas emission but also minimise the grid power consumption through our sewage-based power plants. Now we are gearing to earn about 50,000 units of carbon credit per year for the successful ge
neration of the green gas,” Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner S. Aparna said. Currently, SMC is producing 3.5 MW power from sewage at four places in the city.
The project is the first of its kind in India to generate green energy from sewage gas by using state-of-the-art Spanish machinery.
There are four biogas-based power units operational in the sewage treatment plants at Anjana, Singanpur, Karanj and Bhattar.
“Two more plants are coming up at Dindoli and Kasar under the JNNURM scheme,” Ms.Aparna said.
“The power generated here is being used to operate these plants only.” — PTI
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