First industrial waste power generation plant inaugurated
The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam was inaugurated and officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in the Hanoi outlying district of Soc Son, Hanoi, on April 24.
The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam was inauguratedand officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in theHanoi outlying district of Soc Son, Hanoi, on April 24.
The plant covers an area of 16,809 square metersin Nam Son commune with a total investment of over 645 billion VND (28.3million USD), including nearly 472 billion VND (20.7 million USD) from theJapan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)and 173 billion VND (7.58 million USD) from the local budget.
After 22 months of construction, the plant wasinstalled with technical lines and put into trial operation in September 2016.
All equipment and technology of the plant wereprovided and transferred by Japan’s Zosen Hitachi Company.
The Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO)built technical infrastructure and put technological lines into use under thesupervision and evaluation of Japanese experts.
The plant is designed with a capacity oftreating 75 tonnes of waste per day with the application of the Japanese latesttechnologies.
On March 16, the plant produced around 1.93 MWof electricity for the first time, and added 1.2 MW of power to the nationalgrid.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan said the plant isthe symbol of the special friendship between Vietnam and Japan.
It marks one of the major strides in Hanoi’sefforts to protect the environment and recycle waste for the industrialdevelopment purpose.
The plant will be handed over to URENCO formanagement and operation in October 2017.
Counsellor at the Japanese Embassy in VietnamYoshito Nakajima said Vietnam should improve some legal frameworks to expandthis model in other localities.
Japan is ready to help Vietnam implementprojects on environmental improvement and energy development, he added.-VNA
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on October 15 signed a contract to build a waste treatment system to generate power in Soc Son district in Hanoi.
The Japanese company Hitachi Zosen and the Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO) signed in Hanoi on August 14 a deal to put into action a pilot project to treat industrial waste at the Nam Son waste treatment complex in Soc Son district.
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The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex (Source: VNA) 
