Desalination plant to run entirely on green energy, says BMC
THE BRIHANMUMBAI Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) ambitious desalination plant project, which is expected to resolve Mumbai’s water crisis is set to be operated entirely on renewable energy.
A desalination plant is an industrial facility that extracts the saline and mineral components of sea-water to make it suitable for human consumption and irrigation.
The idea of setting up a desalination plant was floated in 2020, during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. In February 2022, the civic body had appointed a consultant to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) and carrying out a feasibility study for this plant. This report was submitted to BMC in November 2022.
