6.3.3. RDF Plants
The main purpose of the refuse derived fuel (RDF)
method is to produce an improved solid fuel or pellets from
MSW. In India, many RDF plants are in operation at
Hyderabad, Guntur and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh
State. The Hyderabad RDF plant was commissioned in
1999 near the Golconda dumping ground with a 1000 t/
day capacity (but receiving only 700 t/day at present).
The RDF production is about 210 t/day as fluff and pellets,
and it is going to be used for producing power (about
6.6 MW). The RDF plant at Deonar, Mumbai was set up
in the early 1990s for processing garbage into fuel pellets.
It is based on indigenous technology. However, the plant
has not been in operation for the last few years and it is
owned by Excel India at present. A similar project has been
established in Bangalore and has had regular production of
fuel pellets since October, 1989, compacting 50 t/day of
garbage, converting into 5 t of fuel pellets, which can be
designed both for industrial and domestic uses (Yelda
and Kansal, 2003; Reddy and Galab, 1998; Khan, 1994).