According to experts, garbage dumps generate a huge amount of methane (CH4), which, if not collected and treated, will rise up into the air and turn into greenhouse gases at a ten times higher level than CO2. However, if they are collected and leveraged, they can become a useful energy source.
The production of energy from waste is becoming an effective solution around the world, as well as in Vietnam, to solve environmental problems while contributing to the production of sustainable energy resources for the country. The government has also issued a range of mechanisms that encourage projects to generate electricity from waste, with all waste-to-energy production being purchased.
On September 11, Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO), T&T Group and three leading ROK companies in waste treatment and construction, namely Sudokwon Landfill Management Corporation, Korea Engineering Consultants Corporation and Samyoung Plant Co. Ltd., signed an agreement to implement the aforementioned project.
According to Urenco's management, the 5MW waste-to-energy plant will be built after completion of the feasibility study.