(VOVWORLD) - The Soc Son waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi, was connected to the national grid yesterday.
 Soc Son waste-to-energy plant at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi was connected to the national grid on July 25. (Photo: VNA) |
Nguyen Thi Hong Van, general director of market development in Southeast Asia for Thien Y Environmental Energy JSC, the project’s investor, said from now until the end of September, the plant will operate an incinerator with a capacity of handling 800 tonnes of waste daily. It can produce 15MW of electricity for the grid per hour.
The company is finalising procedures to complete the second and third phases of four incinerators. It is expected that all five incinerators will be put into operation this year.
Once completed, it will be the largest in Vietnam with a capacity of handling 4,000 tons of dry solid waste per day. The plant is expected to generate up to 75MW of electricity per hour.
According to the capital's master plan for 2030 with a vision to 2050, Hanoi will have 17 waste treatment zones.