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Plans for WtE plant in Delhi

Plans for WtE plant in Delhi

Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Ltd (TOWMCL) has submitted an application for approval of its proposed WtE project. The project involves the construction of a 17 MW WtE plant in Delhi, even though an exact…

Plastic
MCD considers new plastics-to-RDF plant

MCD considers new plastics-to-RDF plant

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is considering setting up a plastics-to-RDF plant in Delhi. The facility should have a capacity to process 1,000 tpd of waste, based on a zero residue torrefaction process. As…

Waste to Energy
Update on Narela-Bawana WtE project

Update on Narela-Bawana WtE project

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is moving forward with its WtE project in Narela-Bawana. To implement the project, the MCD has concluded an agreement with the Power Grid Corporation of India concerning the relocation…

Construction
New C&D waste recycling plant inaugurated in Jahangirpuri

New C&D waste recycling plant inaugurated in Jahangirpuri

The Chief Minister of Delhi has inaugurated a C&D waste recycling facility in Jahangirpuri, Delhi. The plant is expected to process 2,000 tpd on an area of 7 acres. Waste collected from across Delhi is…

Agricultural
Goyla, Nagnli, and Ghogha plants enter test phase

Goyla, Nagnli, and Ghogha plants enter test phase

In the municipality of Delhi, three AD plants are operational for a testing phase. The plants are located in Goyla, Gogha, and Nangli and should have a processing capacities of 200 tpd of livestock manure…

Landfilling
Delhi Lt Governor: Landfill clearance progressing well

Delhi Lt Governor: Landfill clearance progressing well

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently visited the landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa to assess the progress of waste remediation and disposal efforts. The Lt. Governor expressed satisfaction with the increased pace of…

Waste to Energy
Delhi submits status report on WtE and waste management to the NGT

Delhi submits status report on WtE and waste management to the NGT

Delhi government has recently submitted a status report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). As per the report, Delhi generated 11,332 tpd of MSW on an average. As further stated, there are currently four WtE…

News
NGT: Delhi govt to pay Rs 3,132 as environmental compensation

NGT: Delhi govt to pay Rs 3,132 as environmental compensation

The Delhi government has been ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to pay Rs 3,132 crore in environmental compensation for shortcomings in managing solid and liquid waste.The NGT ruling states that the payment, which…

Waste to Energy
Narela-Bawana Waste to Energy plant to increase capacity

Narela-Bawana Waste to Energy plant to increase capacity

Public consultations have been launched for the planned capacity increase at the Narela-Bawana WtE plant in Delhi. Plans provide to increase the plant’s capacity from 24 MW to 60 MW. At 24 MW, the plant…

Biogas
Three Bio-CNG plants to be set up in Delhi in 2023

Three Bio-CNG plants to be set up in Delhi in 2023

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has “initiated” work for two digesters for an integrated bio-CNG fuel station in North Delhi’s Narela region in Ghogha. The first raw material should be sent to the plants in…

News
Tehkhand WtE plant inaugurated by Home Minister

Tehkhand WtE plant inaugurated by Home Minister

The large-scale Tehkhand WtE project in South Delhi has been inaugurated by the Union Home Minister on 20 October 2022. The 2,000 tpd facility in the Delhi district of Tughlakabad is supposed to generate up…

Waste to Energy
Okhla WtE expansion approved by NGT

Okhla WtE expansion approved by NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has approved the expansion of the Okhla Waste to Energy plant, Delhi, after the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has refused the proposal in September 2022. Operator Okhla Waste Management Company…

Waste to Energy
New large-scale WtE plant proposed in Narela-Bawana

New large-scale WtE plant proposed in Narela-Bawana

The proposed new WtE facility to be built at Narela-Bawana, Delhi, is currently expected to be completed by August 2025. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the Municipal Corporation Of Delhi (MCD) has…

Construction
Delhi organizes a campaign to clear C&D waste

Delhi organizes a campaign to clear C&D waste

The Najafgarh zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has organized a two-day cleanliness drive to dispose of non-hazardous construction waste. The drive will conclude on Sunday. The civic body has organized the pilot…

Waste to Energy
Okhla WtE plant expansion plan rejected

Okhla WtE plant expansion plan rejected

Following a public hearing on August 16, a proposal to increase the Okhla Waste to Energy (WtE) plant’s capacity from 23 MW to 40 MW was rejected. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) said the plan…

Waste to Energy
MCD tenders large-scale WtE project in Delhi Bawana

MCD tenders large-scale WtE project in Delhi Bawana

A new report provides details on a WtE plant by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Bawana. A tender is currently running for this plant, which is supposed to be the MCD’s fifth project.…

Landfilling
Delhi Fire Service: 76 SOS calls from landfills in four years

Delhi Fire Service: 76 SOS calls from landfills in four years

According to data submitted by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) there have been 76 fire calls from the three landfill sites (namely Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Tughlaqabad) in Delhi in the last four years. The report was submitted to a joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to suggest next steps for the Ghazipur…

News
Minister: ‘90% waste in Delhi is processed’

Minister: ‘90% waste in Delhi is processed’

The housing and urban affairs ministry reports that 90% of the municipal solid waste generated every day in Delhi is processed. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Kaushal…

Landfilling
Delhi: Three big players to be roped in to clear legacy waste at landfills

Delhi: Three big players to be roped in to clear legacy waste at landfills

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to involve three major stakeholders in order to reduce the burden of legacy waste from Bhalswa, Ghazipur, and Okhla landfills in a timely manner. It has finalised…

Composting
Project S.O.R.T. takes off in Delhi

Project S.O.R.T. takes off in Delhi

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a special project to source segregate organic waste and produce compost from wet waste using an eco-friendly aerobic composting technology. The West Zone authorities launched Project S.O.R.T.…

Waste to Energy
Delhi: Public hearing on Okhla WtE expansion next month

Delhi: Public hearing on Okhla WtE expansion next month

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has announced that a public hearing for environmental clearance on the Okhla waste-to-energy (WtE) plant expansion will be held next month. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in southeast Delhi had…

Landfilling
Nearly 15% increase in waste dumped at Delhi landfills

Nearly 15% increase in waste dumped at Delhi landfills

As per recent official data, the quantity of waste thrown into Delhi’s three landfill sites increased by roughly 15% over the previous year. Delhi generated 10,990 tonnes per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste (MSW)…

Waste to Energy
Company seeking contractor for expanding RDF plant

Company seeking contractor for expanding RDF plant

Delhi MSW Solutions intends to expand its RDF combustion plant at Bawana Industrial Area in Delhi. According to the report, the plant’s capacity should increase from 24 MW to 60 MW at an investment of…

COVID Waste
Delhi civic bodies resume separate collection of household COVID waste

Delhi civic bodies resume separate collection of household COVID waste

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has resumed separate waste collection for COVID homes following a rise in cases. SDMC has hired a tipper for four to five wards and provided residents with a phone…

News
Fire at Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

Fire at Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday evening. According to officials, 13 fire tenders were at the site to douse the flames. Environment minister Gopal Rai on…

Biomass Energy
New update on biomass use at Delhi plants

New update on biomass use at Delhi plants

The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has again ordered 11 coal-based thermal power plants operators to comply with its biomass co-firing instructions. In September 2021,…

Landfilling
RDF continues to pile up at Delhi landfills; Finds no takers

RDF continues to pile up at Delhi landfills; Finds no takers

Increasing stocks of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) following the biomining of legacy waste is posing problems for full-fledged operation of trommel machines at Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites. A North Delhi Municipal Corporation official informed The…

E-Waste
Delhi to get an e-waste eco-park

Delhi to get an e-waste eco-park

The Delhi government has announced the establishment of the “country’s first” e-waste eco-park in New Delhi to deal with rising e-waste The Delhi goverment plans to carry out recycling and remanufacturing on the 20-acre plot…

Biogas
20 AD plants and STPs in Delhi to be upgraded

20 AD plants and STPs in Delhi to be upgraded

Plans provide for upgrading 20 biogas plants and sewage treatment plants (STPs) by Delhi Jal board (DJB), the government agency for the supply of potable water in Delhi. As further reported, upgrades should be conducted…

News
Delhi: Campaign launched against open burning of waste

Delhi: Campaign launched against open burning of waste

The Delhi government has launched a campaign against open burning of waste. The campaign will run till December 11 and will be implemented by 550 teams from 10 departments, reports Mint. Citizens have been asked…

Landfilling
More trommels to be deployed at Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

More trommels to be deployed at Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

Four more trommel machines will be deployed at the Bhalswa landfill site to process the waste at a greater speed, says North Delhi mayor Jai Prakash. The mountainous dump in northwest Delhi is one of the…

NGT talks tough on land for Delhi SWM

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to look into the issue of availability of suitable land for solid waste management at Ranikhera in north west…

COVID Waste
EPCA: Send waste to CBWTF, not WtE plants

EPCA: Send waste to CBWTF, not WtE plants

The quantum of biomedical waste generated in Delhi increased by 15 times in June compared with the preceding month when just 25 tonnes was being produced daily. According to a report submitted by Environment Pollution…

News
SC: Take action against waste dumping on Delhi rail tracks

SC: Take action against waste dumping on Delhi rail tracks

The Supreme Court has directed the Railway Department as well as the municipal corporations to take appropriate action against the piling of waste along railway tracks in Delhi and submit an action plan. The apex…

Landfilling
Delhi reducing height of landfills

Delhi reducing height of landfills

Following the National Green Tribunal’s ultimatum to reduce the height of the three landfills in Okhla, Ghazipur and Bhalswa, the three respective Delhi municipal corporations are planning to install 33 trommel machines, with a capacity…

Waste to Energy
Land allocated for Delhi integrated waste management facility

Land allocated for Delhi integrated waste management facility

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has allocated a 42.5 acres in Ghonda Gujran to East Delhi Municipal Corporation for establishing an integrated waste management facility, as was reported by the Hindustan Times. The facility will include…

Waste to Energy
New WtE plant planned for East Delhi

New WtE plant planned for East Delhi

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the disposal and management of solid waste in its area. According to The Hindu,…

Waste to Energy
Another four WtE facilities planned in Delhi

Another four WtE facilities planned in Delhi

According to The Times of India, Delhi is currently planning the construction of four more WtE facilities. Two projects have been proposed by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation at Narela-Bawana and Bhalswa. These facilities will…

Waste to Energy
Emission problems reported for three Delhi WtE plants

Emission problems reported for three Delhi WtE plants

The Okhla, Ghazipur and Bawana WtE plants have been blamed of causing environmental pollution in Delhi, according to the Financial Express. According to a joint inspection committee from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the…

Biogas Conference at REI Expo

A biogas conference will take place at the Renewable Energy India Expo at the India Expo Centre, Delhi, on 20 September 2018. The programme includes discussions, presentations and networking opportunities. The event is being organised…

Waste to Energy
WtE project approved in Delhi

WtE project approved in Delhi

The Standing Committee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has approved a proposal for a new WtE project. The proposal comprises the construction of a 15 MW WtE plant, which is projected to be able…

Biogas
10 new biogas plants to be built in Delhi

10 new biogas plants to be built in Delhi

According to Energy Infra Post, India’s capital Delhi has plans for setting up 10 biomethanation facilities across the city. The plants are expected to generate electricity to be fed into the grid as well as…

Scrap
Car recycling plant opened in Delhi

Car recycling plant opened in Delhi

Joint venture CERO has opened a car recycling facility in Delhi. CERO is a partnership between Mahindra Accelo, a steel service subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, and government-owned company MSTC, reports the Business Standard. According…

Policy & others
NGT issued directive on establishment of Dehli WtE facility

NGT issued directive on establishment of Dehli WtE facility

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently issued a directive to the Delhi Government and civic bodies for submission of an action plan towards establishing a Waste-to-Energy plant and a landfill site in the city.…

Policy & others
Law to boast sale of RDF

Law to boast sale of RDF

The Delhi Municipal Cooperation has tightened its law on waste management, according to a report by India Today. Part of the law termed ‘Solid Waste Management (SWM) by-laws of NCT of Delhi’ will impose a…

NGT increases pressure on Delhi authorities

According to The Hindu, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Lieutenant-Governor to set up a meeting to determine an alternative site for a landfill site and also locate…

Update on Bhalswa WtE project

According to India’s North Corporation, the tender process for the WtE project in Bhalswa, Delhi, has officially been launched. The existing landfill in Bhalswa has been overflowing recently. An inspection of the respective landfill site…

Waste to Energy
Ghazipur WtE plant to start operation

Ghazipur WtE plant to start operation

After being on trial run for the past two months, the WtE plant at Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi shall be commissioned this month, as reported by The Hindustan Times. Once in operation the plant…

Waste to Energy
Delhi to increase incineration capacities

Delhi to increase incineration capacities

As reported by The Hindu, the Indian capital is speeding up the process of increasing its incineration capacities. In accordance with Delhi’s administration, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation aims at building two new WtE plants…

Waste to Energy
New WtE project in Tekhand

New WtE project in Tekhand

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has been allotted a 50-acre expanse of land in Tekhand, Delhi. According to The Times of India, this will be used for the development of a scientific landfill along with…