Aafrin Kidwai 
Aerial view of New Delhi
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), NTPC and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of waste-to-energy facilities at SDMC’s landfill site in Okhla.
As per the MoU, SDMC would provide a 1-acre land on lease at the landfill site, while IndianOil and NTPC will invest 50% each towards setting up and operating the facilities.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan announced that after a successful demonstration of the Plasma Enhanced Gasification technology, many more such plants are expected to be set up across the country. Mr Singh also advised IndianOil and NTPC to come together in the creation of a hydrogen pathway.
The SDMC Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti said that about 3750 MT of municipal solid waste is being generated daily in the SDMC area out of which 50% is being processed presently. After the successful implementation of this MoU, the capacity of this proposed plant will be enhanced to achieve 100% processing of municipal waste.
The demonstration plant will convert 50 tonnes per day (TPD) of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), obtained from the segregation of municipal solid waste (MSW), to produce synthesis gas, or syngas, which shall, in turn, be used to generate electricity. The Plant will deploy plasma gasification technology for 50 TPD MSW, including RDF, industrial waste, bio-mass, pet-coke, bio-medical waste and hazardous waste generated by some industries. The technology produces high-quality syngas per tonne of waste with zero pollution for more net power generation. All inerts are converted to vitrified slag, which can be used as road or building aggregate and also in manufacturing sanitary-ware and decorative tiles. The Plant shall be designed as a zero liquid discharge plant with reduced water requirement. “”
