New Delhi: An agreement has been signed between east Delhi municipal corporation and A G Dauters Company to set up a second waste to energy plant at Ghazipur landfill site. “As per the agreement, EDMC will provide three acres of land to the company to set up the plant for creation of energy. Daily consumption of plant is estimated to be 1500 MT waste and will produce 560 MW green energy, 4.75 lakh litre of water and two lakh litre of zero-carbon fuel.
“This would be India’s first plant for creating energy with zero carbon emission and zero residues,” said mayor Bipin Bihari. The plant is expected to produce electricity by March 2019 and it will be based on LT Plasma Gasification Technology.