EDMC mulls plant to generate biogas from slaughter waste

Aiming to dispose off illegal waste generated from slaughterhouses and to produce bio-gas from them, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is mulling to set up the city’s first bio-methanation plant in Ghazipur area. The EDMC said that the proposed move will not only help in managing discharge of waste on a daily basis but a huge quantity of waste produced since the commissioning of the slaughterhouse will also be treated. 

“Delhi produces tonnes of illegal waste, dung and paunch waste which were being dumped at various sites. With storing tonnes of such waste, civic bodies are facing difficulties to dispose them off. With the bio-methanation plant we will be able to generate energy by disposing off the material in a scientific manner,” said a senior EDMC official.

As per the report, the proposed plant will come up on a 0.9 acre land and will come up in the close proximity of the slaughterhouse and live stock market in the Ghazipur. The plant will have a capacity to treat 70 metric tonne illegal waste per day and a total of Rs 10.05 crore will be spent on it which will be borne by a private player. As the plant will be constructed on a PPP model, the civic body will pay the treatment cost to the private body which will not only bear the construction cost but will also ensure its upkeep and maintenance.

After going through the feasibility study, and conducting a detailed project report, we have been in process to initiate tender for this. We have sent the matter to the Standing Committee for approval and once we get the go ahead, we will open a tender. As we have decided to complete the project in a time-bound manner, we are making all efforts to get a green signal from the Corporation. As per the terms and conditions of the tender, the bidder will build, operate and own the plant for 25 years and thereafter, hand it over to the EDMC. 

The concessionaire will be free to sell the products — energy, compost, fertilizer,etc — generated from the plant to any party at any price. The Corporation will supply nearly 35 metric tonne waste and dung per day,” said the official. Notably, the city’s lone slaughterhouse in Ghazipur records slaughtering of over 6,000 animals per day which is rising gradually.