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.

Dr Vijay Mistry, Jt Director Mechanical at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said that the total cost of the project is Rs 70 crore and the AMC will pay Rs 35 crore while Steam House India will pay rest Rs 35 crore. The deadline to make the project operational is by December 2024.

"Steam House will give Rs 17.75 lakhs as royalty per month to the AMC. They will be able to recover their entire cost in 8-10 years," Mistry said.