LUCKNOW, April 2 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is making a fresh push to convert the city's mounting garbage into renewable energy. The civic body has floated a tender to appoint a transaction advisor for a waste-to-energy project that was abandoned in 2017. Waste-to-energy plants process non-recyclable waste to generate electricity or heat, substantially cutting landfill volume and harmful emissions. LMC has invited bids to appoint a transaction advisor who will prepare a detailed roadmap for the project. The selected agency will study and recommend suitable technology, machinery, and operational mechanisms required for the waste-to-energy plant. "The advisor will submit a comprehensive report within six months," said Arvind Kumar Rao, additional municipal commissioner. "This report will play a critical role in determining the feasibility and execution strategy of the plant proposed at the Shivri facility." The advisor will guide the civic body in choosing the operational model, including whether the project should be executed under a public-private partnership framework or managed directly by LMC. The agency will handle bid structuring, evaluate proposals from private players, and streamline the selection process. The involvement of a specialised advisor will ensure technical accuracy and transparency in the implementation process, which officials said had been lacking in previous attempts. Such facilities can reduce landfill dependency by up to 90% and help curb methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change. The project will also support resource recovery by extracting reusable materials from waste residue. "The new approach aims to avoid past mistakes by ensuring detailed planning and accountability at every stage," said Sanjeev Pradhan, environmental engineer. The LMC House approved the project in February 2026, presenting it as a major step toward sustainable waste disposal. Officials cited successful models from cities such as Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Bengaluru to underline the initiative's feasibility. The civic body also indicated it would not invest its own funds directly, relying instead on external participation to develop the facility....