"Dubai Waste Treatment Center" begins initial operation early 2023

Dubai Municipality announced the start of the initial operation in 2023 for the Dubai Waste Treatment Center project, the largest in the world for converting waste into energy, by operating 2 out of 5 lines. At this stage, about 2,000 tons of solid waste will be received and approximately of 80 megawatt-hours of renewable energy.

The Dubai Waste Treatment Center contributes to achieving Dubai Municipality’s plans to reduce the amount of solid waste transferred to landfills, develop alternative sources for clean energy generation, as well as contribute to the establishment of a sustainable and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste management at the emirate level, which supports the achievement of the listed goals. In the "Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050", and the vision of the municipality.

"We are now preparing for the initial operation of the Dubai Waste Treatment Center for the next year, as we are making great and competitive strides in the completion of construction, which has reached 75%," said Daoud Al-Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality.

He added: "The Dubai Waste Treatment Center represents a fundamental pillar within Dubai's vision to become the most sustainable city in the world, as it provides an alternative and sustainable solution to landfill and a source of clean energy, thus contributing to the consolidation of the emirate's position in the ranks of cities that lead the global path of sustainability."

The experimental operation phase of the center is scheduled to include receiving waste so that the resulting steam pressure is used to move the steam turbine, and to generate a rotational energy sufficient to move the electric generator connected to the steam turbine, resulting in approximately 80 megawatt hours of electrical energy in the first stage.

The full completion of the Dubai Waste Treatment Center project by 2024 will allow the treatment of approximately 5,666 tons per day of solid waste through 5 lines, to be converted into energy that feeds the local electricity network with about 200 megawatts/hour of clean energy.

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