Electricity generation plant still not working
Chennai- The biomethanation plant which generates electricity from vegetable and fruit waste in Koyambedu is still not operational from past one year.
This plant was set by CDMA in the year 2006. It was functioning well till the year 2008 but after that the machine stopped working as poor quality of waste was fed into it. The construction and operation cost of this plant is around Rs 8 crore which was beard by Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited. This plant can covert 30 tonnes of waste into 2,500 units daily.
This firm collects and disposes waste from the Koyambedu wholesale market. In the year 2011, the firm repaired the plant. After repairing it worked only between June to October 2011. But very soon the machines again stopped working which again lead to disuse of plant. Thus on whole this plant was operational for four months in from 2008-2012.
This plant on one hand collects garbage and on the other hand generates electricity from waste. This way it decreases garbage of the city and provides electricity to the residents. About 50 tonnes of garbage is generated daily in the market which is dumped in Perungudi.
The firm could not fix the problem because there was lack of space for source segregation and composting. Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and the Koyambedu market management committee (MMC) decided to take technical help from Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI).
This may result in change of equipments and ensuring good quality vegetable waste be fed into the plant. Also suggestions would be provided about how to operate the plant and on solid waste management. If the guidelines are followed ,the plant is expected to be functional in eight months.
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