BEEAH Energy JV completes construction of Sharjah Waste-to-Energy plant

BEEAH Energy JV completes construction of Sharjah Waste-to-Energy plant

The construction of Sharjah Waste-to-Energy plant, the first project of Emirates Waste to Energy, a joint venture between BEEAH Energy, BEEAH Group’s renewable energy business, and Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has been completed.

Once tested, commissioned and operational, the plant will enable Sharjah to become the Middle East’s first zero-waste city, turning unrecyclable waste into clean energy and increasing the current landfill diversion rate from 76 percent to 100 percent. It will also help reduce waste sent to landfills across the UAE while contributing to the nation’s clean energy resources.

At full operational capacity, the plant will help divert up to 300,000 tons of unrecyclable waste away from landfills each year while producing 30 megawatts (MW) of low-carbon electricity, enough to power 28,000 homes in Sharjah.

Khaled Al Huraimel

Group CEO

BEEAH “Completion of construction is an important milestone for our Emirates Waste to Energy venture as we continue to pioneer clean energy innovations in the UAE. We look forward to a successful testing and commissioning phase followed by achieving full operations, which will make Sharjah the Middle East’s first zero-waste city. This will also be a landmark moment as we work towards a zero-waste, clean-energy future for the nation,