In the United Arab Emirates, Zawya reported that Iraq has awarded a contract for the construction of a plant for the production of 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from waste.
The plant, located in Nahrawan in the capital Baghdad is Iraq’s first waste-to-energy project and has the capacity to handle nearly 3,000 tons of waste a day, according to the report.
The report also noted that the project is part of plans to build waste-to-energy plants in various parts of Iraq to expand reliance on clean energy. While the Agency report didn’t disclose the name of the contractor, previous local media report have stated that the plant will be constructed by China’s Shanghai SUS Environment Co.
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Tags: Iraq, waste-to-energy
Category: Policy
