Rajghat power plant to be turned into waste-to-energy unit:Jain

The Rajghat power plant, shut last year for being a major source of Delhi's air pollution, will be converted into a waste-to-energy plant by 2017, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said today.
Jain today held a meeting with his department officials at Delhi Secretariat to discuss the proposal.
"The proposed waste-to-energy plant will have the capacity to process 4,000 MTD (Metric Tonnes Daily) of solid waste. Delhi produces around 10,000 MTD.
"The current processing capacity of waste in the city is around 5,000 MTD. Rajghat power plant will be converted into waste-to-energy plant by 2017," the minister said.
Currently, two such plants in Ghazipur and Okhla produces around 12 and 16 MW of electricity respectively. Another 1,550 MTD capacity plant in Bawana is stuck due to disagreement in revenue sharing between the North MCD and a private contractor.

Proposal recently received the consent of the three BJP-run civic bodies during the second meeting of the inter-ministerial task force on air pollution and solid waste management.