Hanoi has officially commenced construction on the Nui Thoong High-Tech Environmental Treatment and Waste-to-Energy Plant, a project representing a total investment of approximately VND5.25 trillion ($200 million).
The facility is designed with a processing capacity of 2,000 tons of waste per day and an electricity generation capacity of 45MW.
As the first high-tech waste-to-energy project in Southwest Hanoi, it aims to significantly reduce the city's reliance on landfills, promote a circular economy, and enhance municipal solid waste treatment capabilities for the city's southwestern wards and communes.
Once operational, the plant is projected to process roughly 660,000 tons of waste annually while contributing approximately 356 million kWh per year to the national power grid.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Bui Duy Cuong emphasized the project’s vital importance to the city’s environmental protection efforts.
Currently, Hanoi generates over 8,000 tons of municipal solid waste daily. Although the city already operates two major waste-to-energy plants in Soc Son and Xuan Son, approximately 1,500 tons of waste still require burial in landfills every day.
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