Hai Phong city eyes 2 waste-to-power plants by 2027
Hai Phong will seek investors for two waste-to-power plants in 2022-2027, according to the northern city's latest plan on handling solid waste for 2022-2025, with vision until 2050.
A waste-to-power factory in Can Tho city, southern Vietnam. Photo courtesy of Vietnam News Agency.
Investors will be selected via auctions. The nine-hectare waste-to-power plant No. 1 in Dinh Vu Processing Zone, Hai An district can handle 1,000 tons of waste daily and has a capacity of 20 megawatts in phase 1 and 40 MW in phase 2.
The 10-20 hectare waste-to-power plant No. 2 in Tran Duong town, Vinh Bao district can process 1,000 tons of waste daily and has a capacity of 20 MW.
The first will have an investment of VND2,498 billion ($105.8 million) for the first phase, entirely sourced by the investors, and a duration of 20-30 years.
The second will have a total investment of $105.8 million and the same duration.
The duo will incinerate waste to produce electricity and release gas and ashes by no more than 5% and 15% of the processed waste, respectively. Solid byproducts can be used as construction materials, according to the city's plan.
The plants No. 1 and No. 2 must enter operation in December 2025 and in 2027, respectively, per Hai Phong's plan.
The city's current output of solid domestic waste is about 942 tons a day, which are handled by Trang Cat and Dinh Vu waste processing zones.
The handling of rural domestic waste is about 822 tons daily, conducted by Dinh Vu, Trang Cat, and Minh Tan waste processing zones.
The total domestic waste in the city is expected to increase to 2,800 tons and 3,800 tons daily in 2025 and 2030, respectively.
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