Gurugram waste-to-energy plant planned to handle 2,000 tonnes daily

A proposed waste-to-energy plant in Gurugram is expected to process 2,000 tonnes of waste a day and generate at least 20 MW of electricity.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said Haryana signed a memorandum of understanding for the project with Oil Green Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil India Limited. The MoU was signed in Nuh.

The Gurugram facility is planned as the largest of four projects in the state. A Faridabad plant is expected to handle 1,600 tonnes of waste a day and generate at least 16 MW. Facilities planned for the Hisar and Ambala clusters are expected to handle 500 and 900 tonnes a day, respectively.

Together, the four plants are expected to process 5,000 tonnes of waste daily, generate at least 50 MW and begin operations by October 2028.

The state said wet waste would be sent to compressed biogas plants, while dry waste that cannot be reused or recycled would be sent to waste-to-energy facilities. It said the Centre would bear 25% of capital costs, while the state government and urban local bodies would share another 25%. Oil Green Energy Limited would fund the remaining 50%.

Saini also called for waste segregation at source.