The New Indian Express ·
Waste-to-energy plant in Bidadi to get 11MW expansion
BENGALURU: The Bidadi waste-to-energy plant is all set for expansion to help ease Bengaluru’s garbage problem. Officials from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) said a proposal has been placed before the state government for an approval to expand the plant and increase power generation by another 11MW.
In the meantime, engineers are working on a design for a solar energy plant on 80 acres to generate 20MW of power.
“We have 160 acres in Bidadi. Only 12 acres have been used for the first waste-to-energy plant. Against the plant’s installed capacity of 11.5MW, only 85% is utilised for power generation. We want to make
