Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) and its partner BESIX (Belgium) have passed another commissioning milestone on the Dubai Waste-to-Energy facility ‒ the world’s largest plant of its type ‒ which is currently under construction in the UAE for the City of Dubai.
As the facility’s commissioning programme advances, HZI’s specialist engineers have successfully overseen the first electricity transmission to the UAE’s national power grid, HZI wrote in a statement.
Upon completion in July 2024, the iconic plant will power 135,000 homes, reducing landfill dependency and supporting Dubai’s environmental goals, the HZI statement noted.
The joint venture partners began construction on the giant Waste-to-Energy plant in 2020. The project, which is being delivered on schedule, reached a further project key milestone recently with the first electricity transmission to the UAE’s national power grid, HZI said.
When fully operational in July 2024, this iconic facility will accelerate the City of Dubai’s move away from landfill dependency. Instead, the new plant will use non-recyclable waste as a valuable resource to power around 135,000 homes across Dubai and the Emirates.
The joint venture partners have combined their considerable experience and deep understanding of complex infrastructure projects to bring this scheme through construction and into its commissioning phase, it added.
HZI has been widely recognised as the leading global engineering, procurement and construction partner for waste management infrastructure over many decades.
With Besix’s extensive experience and expertise in multifaceted infrastructure projects, the onsite works are progressing as planned.
Currently, with over 2,200 construction workers onsite, hot commissioning is proceeding on two of the facility’s five combustion lines which are transmitting electricity to the grid. This will be followed by the three remaining lines in due course, said the Swiss company in a statement.
According to ZHI, deliveries of more than 2,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste are currently arriving each day.
Once fully operational, the new plant will treat over 1.9 million tonnes of waste, significantly reducing the UAE’s landfill dependence and helping Dubai achieve its goal of 75% landfill diversion by 2025, it added.