Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has recently provided a status update to Delhi govt outlining the completion timelines for enlarging its waste-to-energy facilities at Tehkhand and Okhla by Dec 2027 and March 2027, respectively.The proposed expansion, presented before chief minister Rekha Gupta, aims to process an extra 1,000 tonnes of fresh waste daily at each of the two landfills.“This will boost the total consumption to 3,000 tonnes per day, while boosting power generation to 45 megawatts per day at Tehkhand. At Okhla, with the expansion, per day consumption will increase to 2,950 tonnes and electricity generation of 40 MW per day,” the report said.At the Okhla waste to energy plant, environmental clearance has been granted and tariff rates approved byDelhi Electricity Regulatory Commission(DERC). The finalisation of a supplementary agreement with the agency will be done by Sept, subject to the sanction of viability gap funding (VGF) of Rs 50 crore from the ministry of housing and urban development. After signing the supplementary agreement, 18 months are required for commissioning the plant,” the report said.In the case of the proposed expansion of the Tehkhand plant, the civic body is waiting for environmental clearance and the issuing of the terms of reference by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change.The rest of the exercise, such as the determination of tariffs, will be done after environmental clearance is obtained, while the supplementary agreement will be finalised after the tariff is fixed.The report also detailed various authorisations, both received and awaiting approval, for the new waste-to-energy installations at Narela and Ghazipur. These facilities are expected to begin operations by Nov and Dec 2028, respectively.”Regarding Narela, we have signed a concession agreement and issued a letter for awarding work. However, a process for shifting transmission lines crossing the area is in progress, and as per Power Grid Corporation, 18 months will be required to complete the work. The construction work will start only after environmental clearance is obtained and other conditions fulfilled, tentatively by Dec 2026,” the MCD report said. After that, it will take the MCD 18-19 months to commission the project.Regarding the WtE at Ghazipur, DERC approval for initiating the tendering process is pending, and the last hearing was held on May 1, 2025. Considering the plant is proposed to be established on land reclaimed after the flattening of the Ghazipur landfill, the civic body expects to flatten the site by June 2027 after processing around 85 lakh MT of waste. Thereafter, it will take 17-18 months for the civic body to commission the project, according to the MCD report.
Mayank Rawat
