Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Pune's Waste-to-Energy Project Faces Delay, Draws Criticism
The city of Pune is trying to turn its trash into electricity, but it's been taking a while.
They had a plan to build a plant, but it's now going to take longer than expected, maybe until April 2026.
This plant is supposed to deal with a lot of garbage every day.
Some people aren't happy because they think the city should fix the simple problems of trash collection first.
They also worry about the money being spent on this new project when similar ideas haven't worked before.
The city is also hoping to get money from the government to help pay for the project.
The PMC's plan to generate power from waste has faced delays.
The deadline for the Ramtekdi plant has been extended to April 2026.
The plant at Ramtekdi is designed to handle 350 tonnes of waste daily.
Residents suggest focusing on basic garbage collection and disposal.
Past attempts to generate power from waste have been unsuccessful.
- Who
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is trying to generate power from waste.
- What
- The PMC's plan to generate electricity from garbage has been delayed.
- When
- The deadline to set up the plant is extended by four months from December 2025.
- Where
- The plant is to be set up at Ramtekdi, Pune.
- Why
- The deadline was extended due to factors such as equipment import time and procedural delays.
Citizen's Perspective
PMC Perspective
Waste Management Priorities
Citizen's Perspective
Citizens suggest that the PMC should focus on basic garbage collection and disposal problems.
PMC Perspective
The PMC aims to generate energy from waste.
Project Viability
Citizen's Perspective
Some citizens believe that starting new projects on the same lines is a waste of public money.
PMC Perspective
Civic officials hope to generate energy from the project.
- Organization
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- Plant Location
- Ramtekdi, Pune
- Waste Handling Capacity
- 350 tonnes/day
- New Deadline
- April 2026 (estimated)
- Daily Waste Generation
- 2,300 metric tonnes