Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology has stated the installation of the waste-to-energy plant at the regional waste management facility in Addu City will be completed by April next year.
The government contracted Lotus Kunwar, a South Korean joint venture company, to establish the waste-to-energy facility in Addu. The project is being funded with USD16 million from the Maldives Green Fund. The machinery and incinerators needed to burn waste for energy generation were designed and made abroad.
The environment ministry stated the waste-to-energy plant will burn 50 tonnes of waste per day and generate 1.5MW of electricity per hour in Addu. The ministry also stated the facility will be connected to the power grid of State Electric Company Limited (STELCO).
The government decided to establish the first waste-to-energy plant in the Maldives as part of its commitment to sustainable waste management and pave the way for solving the waste management issues in the atolls.
The environment ministry has also announced the development of a hazardous waste management facility under the Eliminating Persistent Organic Pollutants through Sound Management of Chemicals project. The ministry has scheduled the fieldwork for the development of the facility at the Hithadhoo Regional Waste Management Centre for July.