Hyderabad based Hyquip Technologies has entered into an exclusive agreement with Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to set up waste to energy facilities in India and Sri Lanka.
Hyquip supplies waste disposal solutions that convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into compost in 14 to 15 days, a process that it says traditionally takes around 40.
Two 8 MW waste to energy facilities are due to be commissioned in Sri Lanka by December next year, and according to Hitachi Zosen Inova business manager K Srinivas Rao in the next five years around 40 facilities are likely to be operational.
Meanwhile, HZI project manager Erich Vogler said that while the technology has yet to take off in India for various reasons, including tariff-related problems and a lack of technology for collection and combustion of the waste - Indian MSW contains about 30% moisture - he expects the Indai waste to energy market to grow in the coming years.
We are setting up two power plants of 8 MW each in Sri Lanka, which would be commissioned by December next year, he said.
Zurich based waste to energy technology supplier, Hitachi Zosen Inova, formerly AE&E Inova, is also to provide technology to a ‘mega’ waste to energy facility in China.
Speaking at a press conference to announce the tie up with Hyderabad based Hyquip, Rao explained that the company is now in the setting up a 2500 tonne per day capacity facility in China that will produce 40 MW of power.
According to HZI, the plant is likely to be commissioned in the next two months, with the potential for a further 108 such facilities to be built in China over the coming years.
