Quetta to create energy from waste
On the direction of Baclohistan Chief Minister Ali Mardan Khan Domki, the drawing board work has been started to establish a solid waste energy plant on a public-private partnership basis in the provincial capital to generate electricity and bio-gas from domestic waste.
The Secretary of Local Government, Administrator of Quetta Metropolitan Corporation and district administration have been working to establish a solid waste energy plant in the city and reviewed various proposals regarding the project.
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A feasibility study will be conducted regarding the waste supply, recycling and other factors of the solid waste energy plant. The Metropolitan Corporation Quetta would conduct a survey and compile data to provide waste to the plant daily so that the plant could run smoothly.
Talking to APP, Commissioner Quetta Division Muhammad Hamza Shfqaat said that the city has been producing thousands of tons of waste daily, which can be used to meet energy and other needs, and the city will also remain clean. He said projects like solid waste management plants and energy plants will make the city clean and free from garbage.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2023.