50 mw waste-to-energy plant to be completed soon: Sindh energy minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh said on Tuesday the 50 megawatt project of converting garbage into energy would be completed very soon, ARY News reported.

Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh said work on the project would be started soon after completing the feasibility report of the project.

“The project will help dispose of waste and clean the megalopolis,” he said adding that the amount of solid waste collected in the city could generate from 300 to 400 megawatt electricity.

The provincial minister said the option of generating bio-gas from dung in Bhains Colony was also under discussion.

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In November last year, Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah had chaired a high level meeting to review projects generating electricity from garbage and waste.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Local Bodies, Saeed Ghani, Adviser for Information, Murtaza Wahab and other officials concerned.

Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister had said, 3000 tons of garbage was being lifted from Karachi daily, which was sufficient for installation of a power plant having capacity of producing 50 megawatt electricity.

“Using solid waste, we can establish five power plants having capacity of 50 megawatts each and overall produce 250 megawatts of electricity,” the chief minister was quoted as saying.

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