Baghdad to transform 3,000 tons of waste into 80 megawatts
A municipal worker extinguishes a fire inside the garbage at a rubbish dump in Baghdad, Iraq, May 30, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Under the ‘0 landfill 0 emission’ project, the Baghdad municipality said on Sunday that it plans to put out a contract to transform 3,000 tons of waste per day into 80 megawatts per hour.
The program will lessen the amount of garbage that is disposed of, which will have a negative influence on landfills and the environment.
Waste-to-energy is a novel method that uses garbage as a fuel source to produce power or heat.
This contributes to a cleaner and more sustainable future by lowering the amount of garbage that would otherwise end up in landfills and utilizing it as a renewable energy source.
Manufacturing companies may save a significant amount of money by putting this concept into practice. Over time, lower waste disposal costs and a reduced need for waste management services result in substantial financial gains.
The Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Haider Makiya, announced earlier this month that the commission received many requests to carry out waste-to-energy projects.
Makiya illustrated that different techniques can be used to carry out the project, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Chairman of the NIC clarified that waste-to-energy projects will free Iraq from the gas and carbon emissions resulting from waste burning, adding that waste can be treated in a scientific manner.
The spokesperson of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Musa, confirmed last year that the ministry is intending to carry out waste recycling projects in cooperation with the Baghdad municipality and other governorates.
The Iraqi Electricity Ministry mentioned last July that it is studying possible ways to diversify energy sources in accordance with the directions of the Iraqi government and to use waste recycling to generate electricity.