Viability of Brahmapuram Waste-to-Energy plant questioned

The State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) on solid waste management has said that the use of biodegradable and recyclable non-biodegradable waste at the proposed waste-to-energy plant at Brahmapuram may not be viable.

The Hindu reports that an analysis of the type of waste reaching the dumping site of the Kochi Corporation and its possible impact on the viability of the energy plant has found place in the detailed report filed by the committee before the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi.

“If non-segregated waste, including biodegradable waste, is used in the waste-to-energy plant, the captive energy required to dehydrate the biodegradable waste will make the project highly unviable due to the huge expenditure involved and the local bodies would be driven to the risk of bridging the viability gap,” said the report filed by SLMC chairman A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai.