HYDERABAD: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has given its assent for the setting up of a second waste-to-energy plant at Jawaharnagar with a 28 megawatt (MW) capacity, said MAUD Minister KT Rama Rao, on Monday, while flagging off 1,350 Swachh Auto Tippers (SATs) in Sanathnagar.
A 19.80 MW waste-to-energy plant is already operational at Jawaharnagar. The Minister said that once the second proposed plant is operational, Hyderabad will generate around 48 MW of power from waste, making it the city with the highest capacity of waste-to-energy plants. Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) will set up the 28 MW plant at a cost of Rs 650 crore. The primary objective of the two plants is not to only produce electricity, but also to scientifically dispose of municipal waste.
