Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has finalized tender to Design, Build, Erection, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of a state-of-the-art 300 Tons Per Day (TPD) Capacity Municipal Solid Waste to Steam Plant under the PPP model.

This is yet another move by the AMC to address the challenges of growing Solid Waste Management (SWM) in the City.

The project has been awarded to Surat-based Steamhouse India Limited. The plant to be established on a 5-acre land at the Pirana Waste dumping site, is aimed at significantly reducing environmental pollution by curbing reliance on fossil fuels, thus aligning with global trends towards waste-to-steam projects. The total cost of the project as per tender is Rs 70 crore.

Ahmedabad, being the 7th Largest Metropolis in India with a population exceeding 63 lakhs, generates approximately 4000 Metric Tons of solid waste daily.

The shift towards sustainable waste management is imperative as the decomposition of organic waste in landfills emits harmful greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change, and toxic substances from various waste types pose health risks to communities.