The study stated that the WTE plants outrank coal power plants and copper smelters and therefore must not be categorised under āBlueā āEssential Environmental Services.ā BENGALURU:Ā Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), an analysis agency, has...
These plants flag emission of heavy metals, cancer-causing chemicals.Ā Bengaluru: The much-touted waste-to-energy (WtE) plants are a disaster for the environment and the ‘Blue’ category classification of such industries belies the ‘extreme levels’ of...
Breathing poison? The 100/100 pollution score the CPCB doesn’t want you to see A bombshell study by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has revealed that Delhi’s four Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration plants score a...
‘PCB may have no say on proposed WTE plant in Siddapur’ Hyderabad: In a report that places a major question mark on the functioning of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants such as the ones at the...
Four waste-to-energy plants score maximum on pollution index even as they’re given easier regulatory treatment Four waste-to-energy plants meant to help Delhi deal with its mountains of garbage have themselves been found to have...
āIndia will require at least 228 billion dollars to achieve the target 100 GWe nuclear energy capacityā Private players also suggested that nuclear power projects be accorded infrastructure status (File Photo/Representational) Private players are...
In Hyderabad, two WTE plants operated by Re-Sustainability Ltd. at Jawaharnagar have a combined incineration capacity of 48 MW Synopsis:Ā Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants are the highest-polluting industrial sector in India, with a maximum cumulative...
100/100 POLLUTION SCORE:WHY WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS DONāT BELONG IN THE āBLUEā CATEGORY The report “100/100 POLLUTION SCORE: WHY WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS DONāT BELONG IN THE āBLUEā CATEGORY” challenges the Central Pollution Control Boardās (CPCB) 2025 reclassification...
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi. CFA engages in critical analysis, monitoring and critiquing the role of financial institutions ā national and international, and their impact on...
Communities that live near waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in India complain about the stench and soot. But construction has begun for a new plant in Delhi, despite protests. Meanwhile, with their own markets saturated, European...
Rajpal Saini, who retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)ās sanitation department, founded the Khatta Hatao Dehat Bachao Sangharsh SamitiĀ to resist the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) plant in Bawana, Delhi. āResidents have lost access...
The study by Subhashree K, a researcher at the Center for Financial Accountability, found that 45 out of 48 mandatory environmental parameters were not monitored even once by the plant during the five years...
A new fact finding report on the 50 ton incinerator in Kodungaiyur, Chennai reveals that over 90% of the incinerator emission parameters stipulated under Solid waste Management rules, 2016 have not even been once...
India is running out of landfill space, and governments across cities are increasingly pushing Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants as the solution. On paper, these plants promise a win-win: burning non-recyclable waste to produce electricity, while...
Residents of North Chennai have been vehemently opposing the Greater Chennai Corporationās (GCC) proposed Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant set to come up in Kodungaiyur. Over the past few months, they have made several representations to...
