World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
The facilities are proposed to cumulatively incinerate 3,750 tons of unsegregated municipal solid waste daily, the Alliance for Incinerator Free Gujarat said.
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The World Bank has decided not to invest in four waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after opposition from local communities and environmental groups, civil society group Alliance for Incinerator Free Gujarat said on Thursday.
In a press release, the group said that the International Finance Corporation, which is the private lending arm of the World Bank, had been considering granting a $40 million loan to help Abellon Clean Energy Limited build four such plants in Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar.
Abellon Clean Energy Limited, an Indian company, specialises in waste-to-energy technology, which involves incinerating urban and agricultural waste to generate electricity. At the moment, only the waste-to-energy incineration plant in Jamnagar is operational.
All four plants are proposed to cumulatively burn 3,750 tons of unsegregated municipal solid waste daily, the press release said.
However, the disclosure on the proposed investment in Abellon Clean Energy Limited released by the International Finance Corporation alarmed communities living near the project in the four districts and environmental groups, the release added.
On June 26, 2024, the communities affected by the project wrote a letter to the executive directors of the World Bank challenging the proposed funding.
They also raised complaints with the Stakeholder Grievance Response Team of the International Finance Corporation and presented the impact of the...
