Japanese NEDO to Help Vietnam Produce Power from Industrial Waste

A delegation of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Japan has made a field trip to Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, to discuss a project on producing electricity from industrial waste. The project is estimated to cost around VND473 billion ($24.256 million) with over VND380 billion funding from NEDO and the rest from the Vietnamese side’s reciprocal capital, the Ha Noi Moi newspaper reported Oct 15. The system of producing electricity from industrial waste is expected to be built in a one-hectare area in Nam Son waste treatment complex in Soc Son district of Hanoi. The system will comprise a waste incinerator chain with a daily capacity of 75 tons, exhaust gas treatment system, and a heat recovery system to foster electricity generation with a capacity of 1.2 MW. The two sides are conducting a feasibility study on the project. NEDO Chairman Murata Seiji said this is the first time the technology to produce electricity from industrial waste is studied and developed in the Southeast Asia, adding that if successful, the technology will be developed widely not only in Vietnam but also in the region. Hanoi Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi expects the project will be started next year and be completed in 2012. (Ha Noi Moi – New Hanoi Oct 15 p4)