PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM GARBAGE
Ministry of Non-conventional
Energy Sources has been implementing a National Programme for
Energy Recovery from Urban and Industrial Wastes since June 1995.
The programme provides for financial and fiscal incentives for
setting up of projects for energy recovery from wastes including
the city garbage.
The potential of
energy recovery from urban wastes of class I cities and wastes
from selected industrial sectors has been estimated to be about
2700 MW.
Twenty one projects
with a total capacity of 25.75 MW equivalent have so far been
set up for energy recovery from urban and industrial wastes. Besides,
11 projects with a total capacity of 25.50 MW power are under
installation.
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 Shriniwas
Patil in Lok Sabha today.
