Hanoi to have more waste-to-energy plant
A waste treatment plant capable of generating electricity will be built in Nam Son waste treatment complex in Hanoi’s suburban Soc Son district.

Hanoi (VNA) – A waste treatment plant capable of generating electricity will be built in Nam Son waste treatment complex in Hanoi’s suburban Soc Son district.
An agreement to this effect was signed in Hanoi on September
11 by the Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO), the T&T Joint Stock
Company, and three enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK), namely
Sudokwon Landfill company, the Korea Engineering Consultant Corps and the
Samyoung Plant.
URENCO General Director Le Anh Tuan said the project,
approved by the Hanoi Party Committee early this year, has total cost of over
13.1 million USD, funded by the World Bank and the RoK’s Ministry of
Environment.
The construction of the facility will take 15 months.
Once completed, it is expected to produce 5MW of electricity annually
for 15 years.-VNA