The Soc Son waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi, was connected to the national grid on July 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Soc Son waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi, was connected to the national grid on July 25.
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.
The Soc Son waste-to-energy project was approved by Hanoi’s authorities in late 2017 with a total investment of 7 trillion VND (303 million USD).
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 Hanoi Department of Construction, the city currently discharges 6,500-7,000 tonnes of waste every day.
In addition to the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex, there is another waste treatment complex in Son Tay district but they are overloaded. As a result, trash piled up around the city in May and June this year when the complexes encountered problems.
ꦑ According to the city's master plan for 2030 with a vision to 2050, Hanoi will have 17 waste treatment zones. However, many have been delayed due to obstacles relating to site clearance./.
Imagine if Hanoi had no place to bury its garbage. How would the huge amount of waste collected every day be handled? Such questions, however, will no longer be a concern, as a plant generating electricity from waste, with a capacity of 4,000 tons a day, will begin operations in the capital in September.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed 30 million USD to the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of support for Vietnam to help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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The Soc Son waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi, was connected to the national grid on July 25. (Photo: VNA) 
