AMC will soon set up a processing unit to capture, process and sell the gas.
While commuters may complain about the bad odour emitting from the sewerage treatment plant at Pirana, the gas, however, leaves Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials smiling these days. No, it doesn’t have any remote connection to laughing gas, but the smiles come from the civic body’s ambitious plans to earn revenue from the gas that emanate from the Pirana plant. AMC will soon set up a processing unit to capture, process and sell the gas. For this, it has already floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) wherein it has invited companies/firms to work on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with it.
At present, after gathering drainage water from the entire city, the sewerage plant emits a total of 12,000 cubic mtr of methane gas every day. This, on the flip side, poses a danger for the city’s environment. Speaking to DNA, deputy municipal commissioner for health, IK Patel said: “We have floated EOIs for our plans to encash from the gas which will also reduce environmental pollution besides giving a boost to production of natural energy. Though the project is on a primary level, we have discussed on two different proposals, out of which, the proposal of setting up the unit on PPP mode is likely to be finalised.” The earlier proposal required AMC to set up its own processing plant, which will require huge investment and hence the second proposal of PPP model is likely to be approved.
If set up on PPP mode, the civic body will be providing the land to the finalized agency and thus won’t have to invest any amount. An official of STP department said how AMC will be earning revenue from the gas without spending any amount. “The firm will bottle the 12,000 cubic mtr of methane gas and sell it. In return, it will pay AMC for every cubic mtr of gas. If the plans come true, AMC will earn Rs3.5 crore annually.
AMC will allot the firm 10,000 sq mtr of land and will give the firm 18 months for the firm to set up infrastructure on it before it starts the project.
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