Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of ministries, branches and localities performed the inauguration ceremony of Phu Son Waste-to-Energy Plant.

Phu Son Waste-to-Energy Plant Project (DA) is invested by EB Environmental Energy Company Limited. The project started construction on November 16, 2021 with a total investment of 74.55 million USD (equivalent to about 1,700 billion VND), a land area of ​​about 11.2 hectares, with a capacity to treat 600 tons of domestic waste/day and night, a turbine generator with a capacity of 12MW, and a landfill rate after treatment.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits the waste treatment diagram at Phu Son Waste-to-Energy Plant

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Phan Quy Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, praised the efforts of the investor, experts, workers of EB Environmental Energy Company Limited and contractors who focused all resources, overcame all difficulties, especially two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, completed the project on schedule, ensuring quality.

Provincial leaders said that Phu Son Waste-to-Energy Plant is a key project of the province. When the plant comes into operation, it will receive all domestic solid waste from 6/9 localities including: Hue city, Huong Thuy town, Huong Tra town and Phu Vang, Phu Loc, Nam Dong districts with a volume of about more than 500 tons/day (accounting for nearly 90% of domestic waste in the province) to process by incineration technology instead of landfill technology. Thanks to that, the problem of domestic waste treatment in the whole province has been basically solved with advanced technology, protecting the environment.

Water treatment area of ​​the factory

Along with the effective implementation of the movements "Green Sunday", "Let's take action to make Thua Thien Hue more Green - Clean - Bright", classifying solid waste at source, putting into operation Phu Son waste-to-energy plant will create a new look for the environmental landscape, urban landscape, contributing to the early completion of the goal of building Thua Thien Hue province into a centrally-run city on the basis of preserving and promoting the value of the ancient capital's heritage and Hue's cultural identity, with cultural, heritage, ecological, landscape, environmentally friendly and smart characteristics. In the coming time, it is requested that the investor operate the plant in full compliance with regulations, especially the requirements on ensuring safety and environmental protection according to the provisions of law.

Clean water treatment technology line at the factory

“On the side of Thua Thien Hue, the provincial leaders committed to directing relevant departments and localities, Hue Urban Environment and Construction Joint Stock Company, waste collection and transportation enterprises in the area to continue to coordinate, support, and accompany investors, creating the most favorable conditions to operate the project according to its objectives and promote the highest efficiency,” said Mr. Phan Quy Phuong.

News and photos: SONG MINH