The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), the modal agency in charge of setting up the seven waste-to-energy plants in the State, has said that the first plant will be set up at Njeliyanparama in Kozhikode on the 12.67-acre plot that the Kozhikode Corporation has leased out to it.
In a press release, the KSIDC said the project would be executed at a cost of ₹250 crore with the help of a consortium led by Bengaluru-based Zonta Infratech Private Limited. The consortium will carry out construction and execution of the project.
The plant would start functioning in two years, said the release.
The proposed plant will have a capacity to process 300 tonnes of solid waste on a daily basis and convert it into electricity. The beneficiaries are expected to pay ₹3,500 per tonne as tipping fees to the company for collection and processing of the waste.
The plant will benefit Koyilandy, Feroke and Ramanattukara municipalities, Olavanna, Kunnamangalam and Kadalundi panchayats and the Kozhikode Corporation.
Waste collection
It will be the responsibility of the local bodies to collect waste from households and shops and deposit it in the bins set up by the company. The waste thus collected will be segregated and taken to the plant by the company.
The waste will be processed using the controlled combustion method in which the waste will be burned at a very high temperature.
The steam produced thus will be used to work the turbines to produce electricity. The electricity will be handed over to the Kerala State Electricity Board at the rates fixed by the Electricity Regulatory Commission.
According to the company, the rate of toxic gases emitted in the process will be much less than what the State Pollution Control Board has set as the limit.
The other waste-to-energy plants in the State are coming up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Malappuram districts.
