PMC floats new tender for waste-to-energy processing plant
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued fresh bids for setting up an integrated solid waste management facility, including a waste-to-energy plant , at the Ramchak Bairiya landfill site. The ambitious Rs 514-crore project aims to scientifically process and dispose of 1,600 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily.
A key component of the project will be a 15-MW waste-to-energy plant that will generate electricity by converting non-recyclable dry waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF). The facility will also include a 100-tonne-per-day (TPD) biomethanation plant for producing compressed biogas, a 250-TPD MRF-cum-RDF plant, a 50-TPD material recovery facility (MRF) for segregation and recycling, a 700-TPD compost plant to convert organic waste into fertiliser, and a 325-TPD sanitary landfill for residual waste.
The project will cater to Patna and 12 nearby urban local bodies, including Danapur, Fatuha, Khagaul, Phulwarisharif, Bihta, Sampatchak, Maner and Masaurhi. It will be implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP) model using the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) approach.
PMC officials said the earlier tender had to be cancelled and reissued after receiving only a single response, which, as per govt rules, necessitates scrapping the process to ensure transparency and wider competition.
Harshita, public relations officer of the PMC, said the tender was reissued on Thursday and that a firm meeting all eligibility criteria would be selected soon for the mega project. “Coming up at the Ramchak Bairiya landfill site, the facility will ensure proper processing and disposal of garbage generated by Patna and nearby urban local bodies,” she said.
Patna mayor Sita Sahu said once operational, the plant would bring a major transformation in the city’s waste management system by generating clean energy, producing biogas and high-quality compost, recovering recyclable materials and ensuring scientific disposal of residual waste. She said the project is part of broader efforts, including bio-mining of legacy waste at the site, to develop a modern and sustainable solid waste management system in line with the Swachh Bharat Mission . She added that advanced waste processing would also help improve the city’s ranking in the Swachh Survekshan.
The state-of-the-art facilities will be developed on 42 acres of the 82-acre landfill site and are expected to be completed within 1.5 years after the tender is finalised.
At present, nine plants are operational at Ramchak Bairiya, including seven units for legacy waste processing, one MRF and one facility for fresh waste. A survey conducted in February last year on the instructions of the Urban Development and Housing Department had found around 13 lakh tonnes of accumulated legacy waste at the site.
Officials said that three agencies together processed around 10 lakh tonnes of legacy waste last year. However, due to continuous accumulation of fresh waste, the garbage mound has again crossed 10 lakh tonnes. The agencies were processing around 2,500–3,000 tonnes of waste daily.
A key component of the project will be a 15-MW waste-to-energy plant that will generate electricity by converting non-recyclable dry waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF). The facility will also include a 100-tonne-per-day (TPD) biomethanation plant for producing compressed biogas, a 250-TPD MRF-cum-RDF plant, a 50-TPD material recovery facility (MRF) for segregation and recycling, a 700-TPD compost plant to convert organic waste into fertiliser, and a 325-TPD sanitary landfill for residual waste.
The project will cater to Patna and 12 nearby urban local bodies, including Danapur, Fatuha, Khagaul, Phulwarisharif, Bihta, Sampatchak, Maner and Masaurhi. It will be implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP) model using the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) approach.
PMC officials said the earlier tender had to be cancelled and reissued after receiving only a single response, which, as per govt rules, necessitates scrapping the process to ensure transparency and wider competition.
Harshita, public relations officer of the PMC, said the tender was reissued on Thursday and that a firm meeting all eligibility criteria would be selected soon for the mega project. “Coming up at the Ramchak Bairiya landfill site, the facility will ensure proper processing and disposal of garbage generated by Patna and nearby urban local bodies,” she said.
Patna mayor Sita Sahu said once operational, the plant would bring a major transformation in the city’s waste management system by generating clean energy, producing biogas and high-quality compost, recovering recyclable materials and ensuring scientific disposal of residual waste. She said the project is part of broader efforts, including bio-mining of legacy waste at the site, to develop a modern and sustainable solid waste management system in line with the Swachh Bharat Mission . She added that advanced waste processing would also help improve the city’s ranking in the Swachh Survekshan.
The state-of-the-art facilities will be developed on 42 acres of the 82-acre landfill site and are expected to be completed within 1.5 years after the tender is finalised.
At present, nine plants are operational at Ramchak Bairiya, including seven units for legacy waste processing, one MRF and one facility for fresh waste. A survey conducted in February last year on the instructions of the Urban Development and Housing Department had found around 13 lakh tonnes of accumulated legacy waste at the site.
Officials said that three agencies together processed around 10 lakh tonnes of legacy waste last year. However, due to continuous accumulation of fresh waste, the garbage mound has again crossed 10 lakh tonnes. The agencies were processing around 2,500–3,000 tonnes of waste daily.
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