Tag: Srinagar Municipal Corporation

Waste to Energy
Plans for new WtE plant in Srinagar City

Plans for new WtE plant in Srinagar City

There are plans for the development of a WtE plant in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) already completed “some documentation” for this project. Moreover, a PPA is expected to be completed…

No progress on Waste to Energy plant in Kashmir; Developer raises questions

Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs 3 Crore on administration officials in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for not taking steps to control pollution and illegal mining in…

Mixed Waste
In 2019, 70 per cent of Srinagar’s waste went unsegregated

In 2019, 70 per cent of Srinagar’s waste went unsegregated

In 2019, Srinagar generated nearly 5000 metric tons of solid waste of which 70 per cent remained unsegregated while 30 percent was fully segregated via mechanical segregator. Rising Kashmir quotes Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner,…

Cement kilns in Kashmir to utilise RDF

According to The Greater Kashmir, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to convert waste into RDF for use in cement plants in order to ensure proper management of wastes. Non-biodegradables, which is estimated to…

SMC discusses utilisation of RDF

This week, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been discussing solid waste management and the use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as fuel in cement and brick plants of Kashmir. As reported by The Greater Kashmir,…

Waste to Energy
Srinagar WtE project still on hold

Srinagar WtE project still on hold

The Srinagar Municipal Corporation is still looking for contractors to set up a waste-to-energy plant which shall generate 5MWel from waste at the Achin dumping site. According to the Solid Waste Management Officer, a company…

Additional information on Srinagar WtE project

According to media reports, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has already finalised on a bidder for its WtE project: consortium Spaak Bresson Private Limited (SBPL). SBPL consists of Czech company Bresson Energy, Dubai-based MGT Group…