Hau Giang’s waste-to-energy plant expected to be operational in 2020
The first 6MW turbine of a new waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will start generating commercial electricity in December, 2020, according to Greenity Hau Giang Company.
Hau Giang (VNA) – The first 6MW turbine of a new waste-to-energy (WTE) plantin the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will start generating commercial electricity in December, 2020,according to Greenity Hau Giang Company.
The second 6MWturbine is scheduled to be put into operation four years later, doubling theplant’s capacity, said Greenity Hau Giang Deputy Director Ha Nhu Y at a meetingwith the provincial People’s Committee on October 28.
The companyhas so far completed environmental impact assessment and electricity metering,Y said, adding that the firm is waiting for the provincial authority to approvethe 1/500 detailed plan for changing the project from the initial waste treatment factory to WTE plant and grant permit for the construction of the WTE plant.
According tothe provincial Department of Investment and Planning, the WTE plant covers anarea of 23 hectares in Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep district. It is designed to use about 200 tonnes of waste per day forpower generation. The project has a total investment of nearly 270 billion VND(11.6 million USD).
However,Greenity Hau Giang has failed to keep the project’s progress on schedule andbeen warned that the project would be suspended if the progress is notimproved./.
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