6 MSW to Energy plants generating 65.75 PW : Minister

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New Delhi : Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question on total power generated in the country from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Lok Sabha on December 28, 2017, informed that the present installed capacity of power generation from the MSW is 65.75 MW which is about 0.02% of total power generation capacity in the country. As of now, ithere are 6 Municipal Solid Waste to Energy plants in the country including three in Delhi and one each in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

The Swachh Bharat Mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs provides incentive up to 35% of project costs for Solid Waste Management projects including waste to energy plants. The projects under PPP mode are encouraged to invite private capital in urban infrastructure as well as to bring in private sector efficiency in delivery of urban services and operation and maintenance.

The Minister also stated that the Ministry has set a target of installing 10 GW power capacity from biomass by 2022. So far about 8.2 GW biomass power projects have already been set up in the country, according to a PIB release.