Archive · 12 Aug 2026
DDA approves land-use change for MCD's Ghazipur waste-to-energy plant
The city of Delhi makes a lot of garbage every single day — about 12,847 tonnes.
Some of this garbage is old and has been sitting in huge piles called landfills for years.
But the new garbage from people's homes is wet and mixed, so it is harder to deal with.
To help, the Delhi Development Authority said yes to a new machine that turns waste into energy.
The plant will be built on a 10-acre piece of land in a place called Ghazipur.
Half of the land will be used to process fresh garbage, and the other half will make biogas, which is a kind of gas that can be used for energy.
This new plant will be able to handle at least 800 tonnes of garbage every day.
It is one of five new plants planned across Delhi that can handle up to 5,900 tonnes of waste daily.
The goal is to stop piling new garbage on the landfills so the old piles can be made smaller and the city can be cleaner.
The Delhi Development Authority approved changing the land use of a 10-acre Ghazipur plot from 'Commercial (Freight Complex)' to 'Utility' for a waste-to-energy plant.
The facility near the Integrated Freight Complex will process at least 800 tonnes of fresh waste daily and include a biogas plant on five of the ten acres.
The Ghazipur project is part of a plan to set up five facilities across Delhi by October-end with a combined capacity of up to 5,900 tonnes per day.
Delhi generates around 12,847 tonnes of municipal waste daily, while about 7,642 tonnes is processed at the city's four existing waste-to-energy plants.
The DDA also approved the Master Plan for Delhi-2047, which will now be sent to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for final approval.
The civic body is setting up the facilities to divert fresh waste from Delhi's three major landfill sites so existing dumps can be flattened in a time-bound manner.
- Who
- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), chaired by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
- What
- Approved a land-use change for a waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur that will process at least 800 tonnes of fresh waste daily and include a biogas plant.
- When
- Wednesday, August 12.
- Where
- A 10-acre plot near the Integrated Freight Complex, Ghazipur, New Delhi.
- Why
- To divert fresh municipal waste from Delhi's major landfill sites and improve the air, water and overall environment for a cleaner and greener Delhi.
- Authority approval
- DDA approved land-use change from 'Commercial (Freight Complex)' to 'Utility' at Ghazipur
- Location
- 10-acre plot near Integrated Freight Complex (IFC), Ghazipur, New Delhi
- Plant capacity
- At least 800 tonnes of fresh waste per day
- Facility layout
- 5 acres for fresh-waste processing; 5 acres for biogas plant
- Larger plan
- 5 facilities across Delhi by October-end, up to 5,900 tonnes per day combined
- Daily municipal waste
- Delhi generates about 12,847 tonnes per day
- Current processing
- About 7,642 tonnes per day at 4 existing waste-to-energy plants
- Master Plan Delhi-2047
- Approved by DDA; sent to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for final approval