It took 3 million working hours within the largest project of its kind in the world

Dubai Municipality completes 45% of the Dubai Waste-to-Energy Treatment Center project

Daoud Al-Hajri: "We are inspired by Mohammed bin Rashid's vision for the future of development strategies to raise the efficiency of vital sectors that serve the community."

Dubai Municipality, pursuant to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to launch and implement quality projects and innovative ideas that will enhance Dubai's position as the best city to live and work in the world, has revealed that 45% of the project has been completed. The Dubai Waste Treatment Center in the Warsan region, which is the largest waste-to-energy project in the world, in order to protect the emirate's environment and support sustainable practices in it in a scientific manner and by relying on the latest and most internationally developed methods.

Daoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said, “We are inspired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision for the future, development strategies aimed at raising the efficiency of vital sectors that benefit the community. The most prominent of these is the project to treat waste and convert it into energy, in order to consolidate the practices of sustainability and preserve the environment, which are among the priorities of the Dubai government, as well as the UAE in general, in an effort to provide a developed model to be followed in this field, and to contribute to finding new sources of energy that support steady growth. The many development projects that are being implemented on the land of Dubai.

He added: "The Dubai Waste Treatment Center project is the most efficient waste-to-energy project in the world, with a capacity of 5,666 tons per day, and the project will be highly supportive of the strategic and national goals in the energy sector."

He explained that 45% of the project was completed through three million working hours, with the participation of 30 contracting, consulting and supplier companies, and a team of more than 300 engineers and workers.

The project covers a total area of ​​400,000 square meters, and the foundations for the treatment center have been completed after the completion of excavation operations, and pouring concrete with an amount of 66,000 cubic meters and using 1,000 tons of rebar, using eight cranes, including the largest two cranes in the world with a length of 40 meters and a capacity of 100 tons.

Dubai Municipality also indicated the completion of 45% of the steam turbine engine resulting from the waste treatment process, which is expected to produce an annual energy sufficient for more than 135,000 homes, with the adoption of the latest Japanese and Swiss technologies to complete the treatment operations, which gives the project higher efficiency. than any other similar project, while emphasizing that the project will be environmentally friendly, as all emissions will be completely treated using a fabric filter consisting of 12,480 cylinder bags for filtering before discharging through a chimney at a height of 70 meters, while taking all necessary measures to get rid of any resulting odors about processing operations.

The first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed in 2023, with full completion of the project in 2024.

The project will generate 200 megawatts of energy per hour, and 35 megawatts per hour will be used to operate the Warsan wastewater treatment plant, while 20 megawatts will be used to operate the Dubai Waste Treatment Center, and the project will use recycled water from the Warsan wastewater treatment plant. With an amount of 2760 cubic meters per day.

Carrying capacity

Carrying capacity is estimated

To treat waste equivalent to 1.912 million tons annually, the project mechanism includes collecting waste by trucks and transporting it to the Dubai Waste Treatment Center, where 1,000 trucks will be received per day, which will enable the center to accommodate 88 trucks per hour.

The center includes five incineration lines to ensure the burning of 5,666 tons of waste per day, and the incinerated waste will produce 1,000 tons of bottom ash, which will be recycled and used in infrastructure projects.

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