UAE: Abu Dhabi’s waste-to-energy facility to power 50,000 homes

UAE: Abu Dhabi’s waste-to-energy facility to power 50,000 homes

The waste-to-energy plant is expected to be operational by 2027. — Supplied photos

Published: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 8:00 PM Last updated: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 9:08 PM

The world’s most advanced waste-to-energy facility, and one of the region’s largest, will be set up in Abu Dhabi’s Al Bihouth area, a spokesperson from Tadweer Group, told Khaleej Times.

Tadweer Group, the sole custodian of waste management in Abu Dhabi, and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), along with a Japan-based consortium will develop the greenfield project in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi.

The plant is expected to process 900,000 tonnes of waste into energy, annually producing enough electricity to power 50,000 homes in the emirate. The mega project will result in a reduction of carbon emissions of about 1.1 million tonnes per year.

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“The facility will be one of the most advanced in terms of lowest emissions, efficiency and use of latest technology,” Ollie Lawson, media and communications adviser at Tadweer Group, said during the 10th edition of the EcoWaste Exhibition and Conference held as part of the World Future Energy Summit. “The plant will turn municipal solid waste into energy enough to