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| Sheila Dikshit is a strong advocate of renewable energy for Delhi |
A new waste to biofuel facility in Delhi, India has been inaugurated by the government of Delhi’s chief minister, Sheila Dikshit.
Located at Delhi Secretariat, the plant is part of an initiative to make Delhi an energy efficient city.
Up to half a tonne of kitchen and horticulture waste per day can be fed into the plant, producing some 40 cubic meters of the gas per day - equivalent to two commercial and three domestic LPG cylinders.
Solid waste such as all of agro waste, biological waste, sewage sludge, waste water and office wastes will be used to feed the plant.
Energy demand in Delhi has been increasing by an average of 15% per annum in the city.
Dikshit, a strong advocate for renewable energy and measures to increase energy efficiency said such plants could be installed to generate bio-fuel in dairy, poultry farms, food processing units, leather processing units, hotels, resorts and restaurants, noting that the government has already set up a plant at Okhla to generate power from solid waste.
"As governments, businesses and individuals worldwide rise to the challenges of energy security and climate change, renewable energy has emerged as the most promising solution," said Dikshit.
The new waste to bio-fuel plant will provide natural gas that will be used for cooking in the Delhi Secretariat canteen.
Chief secretary Rakesh Mehta said energy demand has been increasing by an average of 15% per annum in the city.
A large number of eco-club students, representatives of hotels and restaurants, scientists working in renewable energy sources and environmentalists were present on this occasion.
