Standing Vice Chairman Dao Quang Khai inspects trial operation of waste-to-energy plant in Thuan Thanh town and Luong Tai district

Standing Vice Chairman Dao Quang Khai (second from left) inspects environmental indicators at the Thuan Thanh town’s waste-to-energy plant.

Thuan Thanh town’s waste-to-energy plant, which is jointly invested by Thuan Thanh Environment Joint Stock Company and JFE-Japan Company, has a capacity of 500 tons per day and night, with a power generation capacity of 11 - 13 MW. The plant officially received garbage and put into trial operation from January 2024. By the end of September, it had received and processed nearly 95,000 tons of residential garbage in Bac Ninh city, Tu Son city, Thuan Thanh town and Tien Du district; the electricity output reached 31 million kWh. The plant is currently completing the final procedures to put into commercial operation in the first quarter of 2025.

Luong Tai district’s waste-to-energy plant is invested by EU-CONCH VENTURE Bac Ninh New Energy Company Limited with a capacity of 300 tons per day and night, generating capacity of 6 MWh. The plant will start trial operation in November 2023 and officially put into commercial operation in April 2024. Currently, it is operating stably, all environmental indicators meet standards.

By the end of September, the plant had received 116,400 tons of residential garbage in Luong Tai, Gia Binh and Yen Phong districts; the cumulative power generation was more than 27 million kWh, and the grid-connected electricity was more than 22.5 million kWh.

However, during the operation, the plants still face some difficulties such as the amount of waste supplied is still insufficient compared to the design scale; the unit price for waste treatment is too low and the cost of environmental protection treatment is high, affecting the business activities of the Company...

Directly inspecting the plants’ operation, Standing Vice Chairman Dao Quang Khai acknowledged and highly appreciated its operations in meeting environmental protection requirements.

The Standing Vice Chairman assigned the Department of Planning and Investment to urgently complete the dossier to adjust and extend the progress of the Thuan Thanh town’s waste-to-energy plant project; localities should focus on reviewing the amount of waste remaining at transfer points and bringing it to the Plant for treatment. He also agreed with the Company's proposal to adjust the policy of the old domestic waste treatment plant of Thuan Thanh Environmental Joint Stock Company so that it can handle ash and slag. At the same time, he noted that the Company should soon complete the remaining procedures, work with the Central Ministries and sectors to officially put it into operation, have a plan to treat wastewater and leachate during transportation so as not to affect the environment.

In the coming time, Khai also said that more industrial parks will be established in Luong Tai and Gia Binh districts, so the amount of waste generated will be very large, meeting the waste demand for the Luong Tai district Waste-to-Energy Plant. In the forthcoming time, he requested Yen Phong district to focus on collecting the remaining garbage in the area to transport it to the Plant for treatment.

He suggested that EU-CONCH VENTURE Bac Ninh New Energy Company Limited plant more trees around the plant to create an environmental landscape as well as pay attention to and arrange Vietnamese workers to participate in the plant's management board.

Regarding the treatment unit price, he asked the companies to urgently make final settlements and develop waste treatment unit prices to send to the relevant departments and sectors for appraisal and submission to the Provincial People's Committee for approval.