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First waste-to-energy plant in Thua Thien-Hue inaugurated

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put into operation the first advanced technology waste-to-energy plant in Huong Thuy township as part of the sustainability plan to build a ‘green’ urban area in central Vietnam.
First waste-to-energy plant in Thua Thien-Hue inaugurated ảnh 1The waste-to-energy plant is built in Huong Thuy Town of the central Thua Thien-Hue province. The plant can process 600 tonnes of waste per day, while collecting ash for construction material and power generation. (Photo: tienphong.vn)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNS/VNA) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue hasput into operation the first advanced technology waste-to-energy plant in HuongThuy township as part of the sustainability plan to build a ‘green’ urban areain central Vietnam.

The Phu Son waste treatment plant, invested by EB environmentenergy company from 2021 at a cost of 1.7 trillion VND on 11.2ha, could process600 tonnes of waste per day, while providing material for construction from ashand having power production capacity of 12MW per hour of incineration.

The plant was designed for processing 220,000 tonnes of waste peryear, and supplying 93 million KW per hour. It also collects trash and leachatefor recycling and treatment, as well as strictly monitoring air emissions underEuropean standards.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan Quy Phuongsaid the waste treatment plant would help the tourism hub improve environmentalprotection by reducing waste released to the environment and preventingpollution from dumping.

Hue city, a tourism hub in central Vietnam, in cooperation withthe World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Vietnam), has launched the project 'Hue -plastic smart city in central Vietnam' to cut its plastic waste by 30% before2024, and will be a ‘zero plastic waste’ destination by 2030.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) also provideda non-refundable assistance package worth 53,858 USD for the province toimplement urban waste recycling in 2018.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy ofJapan in Vietnam also presented six electric trucks to the Hue City People'sCommittee to use for waste collection, supporting the green transformation andcarbon and methane reduction of the transport sector.

These are also the first electric trucks for garbage collectionoperating in Vietnam.

The central province has been cooperating closely withinternational organisations and partners in boosting 'green' traffic byencouraging electric vehicles in the province's 2021-2030 master plan./.
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