Can Tho waste-to-power plant adds 113 million kWh to national grid
The Can Tho waste-to-power plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has treated over 400,000 tonnes of household waste and contributed more than 113 million kWh to the national grid since its operation in December 2018.
At the Can Tho waste-to-power plant in Thoi Lai district (Photo: moit.gov.vn)
Can Tho (VNA) – TheCan Tho waste-to-power plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has treatedover 400,000 tonnes of household waste and contributed more than 113 millionkWh to the national grid since its operation in December 2018.
Can Tho is now home to foursolid waste treatment sites in suburban Co Do and Thoi Lai districts, and urbanO Mon and Thot Not districts.
About 70 percent of thecity’s daily household waste, or nearly 350 tonnes, are burned usinginternational-standard technology by China Everbright Group.
Theplant is operated by Can Tho EBEnvironmental Energy Co.Ltd, a subsidiary of the investor – the China Everbright Group.
General Director of the CanTho EB Environmental EnergyCo. Ltd Chen Wei said the project is the first in Vietnam invested by theChina Everbright Group to receive an environment protection certificate.
The municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environmentreported that as of late 2020, 98 percent of household waste in urban areaswere collected, 75 percent of them were classified in households.
Deputy Director of the department Nguyen Chi Kien said thedepartment will continue working with the CanTho EB Environmental Energy,and the districts of Co Do, Thoi Lai, O Mon and Thot Not to collect, transportand treat wastes. It will also periodically review and update the master planon household solid waste transportation in the city till 2025 with a vision to2050.
At a conference to launch thedepartment’s tasks in 2021, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteeNguyen Thuc Hien asked the department to continue inspecting waste treatmentplants to raise their sense of responsibility and deal with problems at the OMon and Co Do landfills./.
Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with representatives from the JICA on December 9 to discuss a project to reduce domestic waste in Can Tho.
Vietnam needed to develop policies to encourage investments in waste-to-energy, also called bioenergy, which would significantly contribute to protecting the environment, experts have said.
About 50,000 tonnes of waste are dumped into the environment every day, about 35,000 tonnes of which are dumped into urban areas. In order to address such a large volume of waste, it is necessary to issue priority policies on waste-to-power technology.
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At the Can Tho waste-to-power plant in Thoi Lai district (Photo: moit.gov.vn) 
