Gurugram, Faridabad MC ink pact to build waste-to-charcoal plant

GURUGRAM, Haryana: The Gurugram Municipal Corporation and Faridabad Municipal Corporation inked a pact with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) to construct two waste-to-charcoal plants. These plants, worth ₹500 crore each, will turn the solid waste generated within two corporations into torrefied charcoal.

Torrefied charcoal is a variant of coal similar to natural coal. This can be mixed with the fuel in the thermal power plants. This process is said to have no negative impact on the environment as it requires lower temperatures than other technologies. This reduces the risk of releasing harmful toxins into our environment.

During the MoU signing, the Haryana CM Saini said that these waste-to-charcoal plants will be built under the central government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. He informed that the plant in Gurugram district will be set up in Bandhwari while the plant in Faridabad will be built in Mothuka village. Once completed, these plants will process 1500 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated in both districts.

The pact to build these waste-to-charcoal plants was inked in the presence of Manohar Lal Khatter, Minister for Urban Development, Government of Haryana; Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini; and Subhash Sudha, Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies. Renu Narang, CEO, NVVNL, signed the pact on behalf of NTPC. Mona Sreenivas, Commissioner, Faridabad Municipal Corporation, and Dr Narhari Singh Banger, Commissioner, Gurugram Municipal Corporation, signed the pact on behalf of their respective corporations.

Both corporations will allocate 20 acres of land each to build these waste-to-charcoal plants. It is estimated that it will take 30 months for the NTPC to set up these plants.