As most cities in the country are still battling their garbage problems, the Pune Municipal Corporation is ahead of other municipal corporations by having a good portion of its waste converted into energy. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) handles 1,300 to 1,400 tonnes of solid waste every day.
The PPP model of ‘waste to energy’ initiated year ago taken shape at the Ramtekdi Industrial Area on the outskirts of Pune in an area of 2.5 acres. PMC took the risk of going a step further by roping in a company with advanced technology which produces energy utilizing unsegregated waste. PMC has entered into a long-term agreement with Concord Blue Technology Company. The two parties have got into a MoU, which is for 25 years, between PMC and Concord Blue. By processing unsegregated waste, company generates electricity through its patented and indigenously developed ‘Concord Blue Tower’.
It is the former’s responsibility to transport up to 650 tonnes of solid waste generated in the city to the ‘waste to energy’ plant, while the company’s responsibility is to process the waste on the same day, and the company has to make all the investment for the project.
