Schneider Electric to support Sharjah’s first waste-to-energy joint venture by Masdar and Bee’ah

Schneider Electric to support Sharjah’s first waste-to-energy joint venture by Masdar and Bee’ah

Schneider Electric has been awarded the contract to supply a range of electrical solutions to the Sharjah Waste to Energy (WTE) facility, the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates. The WTE plant is owned by Emirates Waste to Energy Company, a joint venture between Bee'ah and Masdar. French industrial company, CNIM, is contracted to build and operate the facility, located within Bee'ah's Waste Management Center in Sharjah, UAE.The Sharjah WTE facility will process 37.5 tons of non-recyclable solid municipal waste per hour, diverting over 300,000 tons from landfill each year in support of the UAE's waste management goals. The facility will generate up to 30 megawatts of electricity, which will be supplied directly to the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority's (SEWA) grid, and will power around 28,000 homes.The plant will be compliant with global standards of environmental safety and sustainability. It will also displace almost 450,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year and save the UAE 45 million cubic meters of natural gas per year.Schneider will supply and install the facility's medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear and EcoStruxure Power SCADA Operation software, which will provide real-time situational awareness of the plant's electricity network and ensure the power systems are