GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1894
ANSWERED ON-14/12/2021
WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT
1894. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that 15 MW of Waste-to-Energy plant is going to come up in Kondaveedu

village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of distribution process of energy once the plant is completed?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)to(c) Yes Sir, it is a fact that a 15 MW Waste-to-Energy plant has come up in Kondaveedu village

in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The plant developed by M/s Jindal Urban Waste Management

(Guntur) Limited has been commissioned on 1st October, 2021.

The plant is designed to scientifically process approximately 1600 TPD of Municipal Solid Waste.

M/s Jindal Urban Waste Management (Guntur) Limited has signed a Power Purchase Agreement

(PPA) with AP Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) for a period of 25yrs

from the Commercial Operation Date (COD).

The generated electricity is exported to the grid through a 132/33 kV grid substation located at

Vengalayapalem, District Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.