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(a) whether there is any project to generate power from methane being produced from domestic waste at dumping sites in Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof including its cost and the amount of solid waste to be utilized per day;
(c) whether there are proposals to set up such plants in different States including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh; and
(d) if so, the details alongwith the present status thereof, State-wise and Location-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)
(a)&(b): No project has so far been installed for generating power from domestic waste through production of methane at dumping site in Delhi.
(c)&(d): A 5 MW project based on biomethanation of garbage has been installed at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh but its commissioning to full capacity has been stalled on account of certain operational problems. No other proposal to set up such projects in other cities has so far been received.