Eco-Care develops innovative technologies for solid waste management

By OEM Update Editorial April 7, 2021 2:15 pm IST

Manipur government acknowledged the technology to kick-start 120 TPD Waste-To-Energy projects in Imphal.

To tackle the challenges of Waste-To-Energy in India, an Ahmedabad based technology innovation firm has brought a path-breaking technology that has a potential to become a game-changer for the industry. Innovative Eco-Care Pvt. Ltd., promoted and governed by qualified technical professionals, has developed and integrated a few technologies to utilise Indian Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) into various energy sources. Banking upon the same, the company has recently commissioned 120 Tons per day (TPD) Waste-To-Energy projects in Imphal city of Manipur where it will process solid waste and generate 2.4 MW of power besides producing around 10 tons of compost and 3,000 kg of light diesel oil.

Speaking about the home-grown technologies, Vipul Chaturvedi, Founder and Managing Director, Innovative Eco-Care Pvt. Ltd., said “Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is becoming menace for municipalities and municipal corporations throughout the world. India generates 65-70mn MT of MSW per annum or approximately 1,75,000 TPD. MSW management eats away 5-8 percent of plan outlay of a local body. To solve the issues, we need to have multi-prong approach. Hence, we at IEC and an engineering veteran Thermotech System Ltd  (TSL), both from Ahmedabad, joined hands to find out a sustainable solution.”

Kinjal Shah, Director-Marketing of TSL has developed Gasification and Power Generation modules for the project. Gasification is not a new process. The company has developed a gasifier with a tar-less process. Moreover, the output from the gasifier has more energy than the conventional gasifier which helps in getting more electricity per ton of MSW.

Governments have failed more than one time to adopt technologies, which are adoptable, replicable and sustainable. Instead of looking at the cost of renewable power, they should expand their horizon to look at other factors too.