The first generator set of the plant, with a capacity of 15MW, began operation at 8:05 this morning and will burn about 1,000 tonnes of waste per day (equivalent to one seventh of the daily waste generated in Hanoi) to generate electricity.

Engineers monitor and operate the waste treatment process after the plant connected to the national power grid on the morning of July 25.

The Soc Son waste-to-energy project is located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex which was approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee in late 2017, at a total investment of 7 trillion VND.

About 20MW of the electricity generated from the incineration process will serve the operation of the plant while about 50MW will be connected to the national grid.

The plant has five incinerators and three generator sets,with the remaining sets expected to begin operation in the coming months in 2022, raising the total capacity to 5,000 tonnes of waste per day (treating 60-70% of Hanoi’s total buried waste).

This is considered the largest waste incineration plant in Vietnam, with a capacity of handling 4,000 tonnes of dry waste per day, equivalent to nearly 5,500 tonnes of wet waste. The investor of the project is Thien Y Environment Energy Joint Stock Company while the contractor is MCC Group from China.

Over 52.1 billion VND supported to install technology waste incinerator

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Vietnam aims to regulate up to 90% of industrial waste by 2025

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Many enterprises in Bac Giang’s industrial zones, clusters violate regulations on management of chemicals, hazardous wastes

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Waste water treatment station put in operation in Dinh Tram industrial park

(BGO) – After nearly 7 months of construction, Bac Giang Infrastructure Development Joint Stock Company (Company) has completed upgrading, revamping to officially operate the concentrated waste water treatment station in Dinh Tram industrial park, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province.

Norway funds projects to tackle waste and plastic pollution in Vietnam

Two projects to tackle waste and plastic pollution in Vietnam were co-launched by the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at a seminar in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province on June 8.

Source: NDO