ELECTRICITY FROM MILLS WASTE AND
GARBAGE
National Programmes
are under implementation for surplus power generation through
bagasse co-generation in sugar mills and energy recovery from
urban and industrial wastes.
The estimated power
generation potential is as follows :
|
Surplus power
from bagasse
co-generation
in the sugar mills
|
3500 MW
|
|
Press mud in
sugar mills
|
250 MW eq.
|
|
Municipal solid
wastes
|
900 MW eq.
|
The capital cost
of bagasse based co-generation projects is in the range of Rs.2.5-3.5
crore per MW, depending upon the technical, financial and operating
parameters. For waste-to-energy projects, the cost is in the range
of Rs.6.00-12.00 crore per MW, depending upon the waste characteristics,
technology, and location.
Government of Karnataka
has conveyed its 'No Objection' for setting up of Co-generation
plants in 14 cooperative sugar mills in the State, aggregating
to a surplus capacity of 127 MW. No cooperative sugar mill in
Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh has applied for setting up cogeneration
project.
This information
was given by Shri M. Kannappan, Minister of State for Non-conventional
Energy Sources, in a written reply to a question by Shri Motilal
Vohra in the Rajya Sabha today.
