Kabitkhedi sewage treatment plant to generate 22KW power

In an important eco-friendly initiative, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Saturday laid the foundation stone for power generation facility at sewerage treatment plant based at Kabitkhedi.

The facility is pegged to be the first such power generation unit in the country. 
The Hydro Power Screw Generator established by Jash Engineering Ltd was inaugurated at 78 MLD sewerage treatment plant at Kabitkhedi, by Member of Parliament Sumitra Mahajan and Mayor Krishna Murari Moghe.

Mayor said that the facility-- a joint venture of IMC and Jash Engineering-is the first plant in country, which would generate power from sewage via Hydro Power Screw Generator. The plant has installed power generation capacity of around 18.5 KW to 22 KW, Moghe claimed.

He further added that similar power generation facility would be started at two other IMC sewage treatment plants having water treatment capacity of 122 MLD each, soon.

MP Sumitra Mahajan lauded civic body and said that IMC is undertaking developmental activities and power generation at Kabitkhedi plant is one such praise worthy initiative. She suggested that similar initiatives should be undertaken for effluent discharged by industrial areas. Kabitkhedi area holds significance for Riverside Corridor project, as nearly 180 million litre of sewage falls into Khan river everyday and out of which, only half is being treated.

Sewage treatment plant of IMC at Kabitkhedi has capacity to treat only 78 million litres per day.

Experts are of the view that stopping untreated sewage from flowing into Khan River is one of the most important aspect of ambitious Riverside corridor project, which is yet to see the light of the day.