Karachi: The Sindh Energy Department on Friday (April 1) signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with five international companies for a waste-to-energy project that will utilise municipal waste produced in the city to generate power, according to news reports.
Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh notified that the letters of intent have been signed with five leading private sector power companies to use 6,000 to 8,000 tonnes of municipal waste produced on an everyday basis in the city. He went on to say that the proposed waste-to-energy project will create 150-megawatts (MW) of clean electricity, at the cost of USD 600 million. Sharing details about the involved companies, the energy minister stated that the companies belong to the Netherlands, China, and other countries. These companies will use the latest technology for scientifically using the garbage to generate renewable energy.
As per the details, the Sindh government plans to provide land near the landfill site for the said project, which will help in keeping the city green and clean. Once the project is successfully executed, it will be extended to other major cities of the province. The waste-to-energy project is launched in accordance with the government’s slogan ‘Green Energy, Clean Karachi’.
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