Hong Kong-headquartered company breaks ground on new waste-to-energy plant in Vietnam

Hong Kong-headquartered company breaks ground on new waste-to-energy plant
in Vietnam

China Everbright International has announced that it has officially
commenced construction on its Can Tho waste-to-energy project in Vietnam.

Everbright International won the bid for the Can Tho project in July of 2016
on a BOO (Build-Operate-Own) model, and signed a project investment
agreement with the Can Tho Construction Department of Vietnam in December
2016.

The company said its $47 million (€41m) waste-to-energy plant is capable of
processing 400 tonnes of waste.

The project is expected to complete construction and commence operation in
2018.

Speaking at the group's commencement ceremony, Vo Thanh Thong, chairman of
Can Tho People's Committee, said: "The Municipal Government of Can Tho has
been striving to tackle household waste treatment issues with the aim of
enhancing people's livelihoods through environmental health efforts. At
present, Can Tho collects around 650 tonnes of household waste daily, and
the waste collection rate stays at 85%-90%.

"However, the solid waste is currently put into landfill or incinerated
without generating any electricity. Given this situation, the municipal
government proposed building a modernised household waste processing plant
and invited bids for such project, with the expectation that it will apply
advanced technology fully process the city's household waste. After the
appraisal and visits to the bidders' projects, we unanimously chose
Everbright International for the project. Going forward, I urge every
department and institution in Can Tho to facilitate Everbright International
in accomplishing the project construction as scheduled."

Hu Yanguo, CEO of Environmental Energy Sector at Everbright International,
added: "Can Tho is a vibrant, promising and economically dynamic city. The
successful launch of Everbright International's first overseas
waste-to-energy project in Can Tho will continuously provide the city with
green vitality. Supported by various government departments, partners and
local residents in Can Tho, Everbright International has been highly
professional in the way it has pushed forward preparations for the project,
strictly follows Vietnamese laws and regulations, and has completed all the
preliminary procedures within only half a year."

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com