Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch a groundbreaking Waste-to-Energy Project aimed at converting 600 tons per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste into electricity. This initiative, funded by the 15th Finance Commission Grant for Solid Waste Management, is expected to be operational by October 2025. The project is projected to generate approximately 7 MW of electricity and comes with a capital cost of around Rs. 504 crores.
The project supports national efforts to manage waste more effectively, as detailed in a recent report submitted by 36 States and Union Territories to the Central Pollution Control Board. According to this report, India generated 1,70,339 tons of municipal solid waste daily in 2021-2022. Of this, 1,56,449 TPD was collected, 91,511 TPD was processed or treated, and 41,455 TPD was landfilled.
Within Mumbai’s limits, approximately 6,400 TPD of municipal solid waste is generated. The BMC processes and disposes of 5,800 TPD at the Kanjurmarg Integrated Waste Management Facility using bio-reactor and composting technology, while about 600 TPD is disposed of at the Deonar Dumping Ground.
This information was provided by Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.