Kodungaiyur WWTP
Client
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB)
Location
Kodungaiyur, Chennai, India
Capacity
110,000 m3/d
Kodungaiyur Plant, executed on DBO model, stands as the role model plant in India for “comprehensive sewage treatment” which focuses on resource recovery with the conviction that “Sewage is a resource, not a liability. The plant is equipped with an advanced sludge management process which is capable of producing adequate amount of electricity to run the entire plant.
Project Highlights
- Mechanical/biological WWTP
- Anaerobic sludge treatment & biogas utilization for energy production
- First in India to achieve 90,000 operating hours from a single gas engine
- Enables reuse of treated water in nearby refinery