Hyderabad: Converting waste into energy is one of the most efficient ways to reduce and reuse solid waste, as it does not even require the tedious process of segregation of solid waste.
Every day, the city generates 4,000 tonnes of waste and about 2,700 tonnes is generated in urban local bodies in Telangana. If the two waste-to-energy plants lying idle are made operational, at least 1,400 tonnes of waste can be reduced on a daily basis. However, both plants are struck in bureaucratic and environmental hurdles.
D.B.S.S.R. Sastry, general manager at Ramky Enviro Engineers, says, “Our planned 25MW waste-to-energy power plant at Jawaharnagar has got all the required clearances except one, from the state government’s environment, forests, science and technology department, which will allow us to set up the plant. The location of the plant is very close to a sub-station which will also prevent heavy transmission losses.”
The plant was denied environmental clearance, as it is located within 25 km of the biotech park in Shamirpet. Selco International’s plant has been shut as it has been demanding preferential tariff.
D. Gopinath, liaison officer from Shalivahana Green Energy Limited, said, “We have approached every government office for four years, but to no avail. The Ramagundam and Karimnagar municipalities are not cooperating.”
