Govt approves waste-to-energy plant in Mohali

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 6

The Punjab Government has decided to build a 7 MW waste-to-energy plant, over an area of 50 acres at Simgauli in Mohali district, under the build own operate model.

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday gave the go-ahead for the project, which would be completed in two years as part of GMADA-Patiala Municipal Solid Waste cluster. The project would generate power from 600 tonnes per day (TPD) waste collected from Mohali and Patiala.

Chairing a meeting at his official residence here, Capt Amarinder gave approval to the Local Government Department for an MoU between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Municipal Corporation, Mohali, being the nodal agency, for the execution of the project.

The Chief Minister said this project would contribute significantly to the implementation of the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) and also Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.