Pakistan: Karachi’s municipal waste to be used for clean power generation

Deals signed to launch waste-to-energy project under public-private partnership Published:  April 02, 2022 18:30 Azeem Samar, Correspondent Karachi: Agreements have been signed with leading power sector companies to safely use garbage collected in Karachi for production of clean electricity. The Sindh government’s Energy Department, Local Government Department, and Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) have […]

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Conversion of Karachi’s garbage into electricity: LoI signed as reputed cos keen to make $600m investment

Muhammad Shafa Published in Business Recorder, April 2, 2022 – KARACHI: Four globally reputed companies are intending to make a cumulative $600 million investment to convert Karachi’s garbage into electricity and the Sindh government has also given them green signal by signing Letter of Intent (LOI). Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh while talking to […]

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Four firms join project to make 150MW city garbage

Tahir Siddiqui Published in Dawn, April 2, 2022 – KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday signed a letter of intent with four foreign energy companies for a waste-to-energy project for production of 150 megawatts daily from the garbage produced in the city. The signing ceremony was attended among others by Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh, Karachi […]

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What are Landfills?

Landfills are sites that collect any unrecycled waste. They are basically dumping sites for waste that have not been reused or recycled. Landfills contain both household and commercial waste, both organic and inert. Despite being regulated, designed, operated and monitored for compliance, landfills pose threats to human life, property and the environment. This article will […]

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Plan to generate 150MW from city’s solid waste

KARACHI: The energy department has finalised the Waste-to-Energy Policy 2021 as some firms have approached the provincial government for generating electricity and gas from waste in Jam Chakro, it emerged on Tuesday. Well-placed sources told Dawn that the companies had initially expressed interest to generate 150 megawatts from waste generated in the city. They said […]

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