Bengaluru: Yelahanka plant to be commissioned in July

TNN / Updated: Jun 27, 2024, 07:22 IST

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In July, Karnataka marks a significant milestone with the commissioning of the Yelahanka gas-based plant and Bidadi waste-to-energy plant. These projects, inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, demonstrate the state's commitment to sustainable energy solutions and efficient waste management, addressing Bengaluru's garbage crisis.

Bengaluru: Yelahanka plant to be commissioned in July

The Yelahanka plant will generate 370Mw energy

BENGALURU: The city is set to script a new chapter soon with the commissioning of two mega power projects, which would help cater to the rising electricity demand. While Karnataka’s first gas-based energy plant at Yelahanka, generating 370 Mw, will be commissioned in the second week of July, the waste-to-energy plant at Bidadi would begin generation of 11.5 Mw in last week of July.

Reviewing the progress of various initiatives in the energy department on Wednesday, energy minister KJ George told mediapersons that chief minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Yelahanka plant in the second week of July.
The Yelahanka plant, which was previously generating power using diesel, will henceforth generate 237 Mw from gas and another 133 Mw from steam, generated by the burning of the gas.
Engineers at Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) told TOI that the trial run has been successful.

“These projects hold considerable importance to both the state govt and KPCL. It is indeed a pride for KPCL — a state-run company which commissioned a gas-based thermal plant for the first time in Karnataka,” George said, while instructing engineers to complete finishing touches to the plant, ahead of its official inauguration in the second week of July.
The minister recalled that in 2016, chief minister Siddaramaiah had laid the foundation stone for the gas-based power plant and now, he is inaugurating it.

Bidadi plant set to be commissioned in July-end
After failing to meet multiple deadlines, the energy department is finally set to commission the waste-to-energy plant in Bidadi, costing Rs 260 Cr, in the last week of July.
In Bidadi, dry waste is used to generate thermal energy. Once this waste-to-energy plant is commissioned, this will address the burgeoning garbage crisis in Bengaluru to a certain extent. The plant will process 600 tonnes of dry waste on a daily basis and convert it into 11.5 Mw of power.
Minister George instructed the engineers to kickstart the trial run on a pilot basis and, inaugurate the plant in the last week of July.

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