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AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT: START OF CONSTRUCTION OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT IS LANDMARK EVENT
Baku, November 4 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has hailed the start of construction of a waste-to-energy plant that would process municipal solid waste as “a landmark event” in the country`s life.
The President spoke to constructors at a groundbreaking ceremony of the solid waste incineration and energy recovery facility to be built by French company CNIM.
The plant capacity is 500,000 t / per year. The construction site of 20 hectares is located in the area of the Balakhany landfill. The facility will generate 231,500 megawatt of electricity from incineration of household waste.
“For the first time we are beginning the construction of a waste-to-energy plant. It will help us considerably better ecological situation in Baku and Absheron Peninsula.”
The President said the project to build the plant is very huge from the financial point of view.
“The project will be realized with the funds from the state budget.”
The Azerbaijani leader said the construction work would create “hundreds of new jobs”.
“Additional jobs will be created once the facility is commissioned,” he added.
President Ilham Aliyev also expressed satisfaction with the fact the main contractor for the construction is French company CNIM, the leader in providing turnkey industrial solutions.
“The French company has a great experience of building similar plants in a wide range of countries, especially in the developed ones. I am sure the plant will be constructed in time and to state-of-the-art standards.”
The President also said environment-related issues are among key priorities for the Azerbaijani government.
“Three years ago we adopted a wide environmental program, which is being successfully implemented. We declared next year as the year of the environment which will see implementation of a series of events. This will help us turn – in a very short period of time - Baku and Absheron Peninsula into a clean region.”
“Azerbaijan wants to make it to the list of developed countries and what we need to do first and foremost is strengthening the protection of our citizens` health.”
The President spoke to constructors at a groundbreaking ceremony of the solid waste incineration and energy recovery facility to be built by French company CNIM.
The plant capacity is 500,000 t / per year. The construction site of 20 hectares is located in the area of the Balakhany landfill. The facility will generate 231,500 megawatt of electricity from incineration of household waste.
“For the first time we are beginning the construction of a waste-to-energy plant. It will help us considerably better ecological situation in Baku and Absheron Peninsula.”
The President said the project to build the plant is very huge from the financial point of view.
“The project will be realized with the funds from the state budget.”
The Azerbaijani leader said the construction work would create “hundreds of new jobs”.
“Additional jobs will be created once the facility is commissioned,” he added.
President Ilham Aliyev also expressed satisfaction with the fact the main contractor for the construction is French company CNIM, the leader in providing turnkey industrial solutions.
“The French company has a great experience of building similar plants in a wide range of countries, especially in the developed ones. I am sure the plant will be constructed in time and to state-of-the-art standards.”
The President also said environment-related issues are among key priorities for the Azerbaijani government.
“Three years ago we adopted a wide environmental program, which is being successfully implemented. We declared next year as the year of the environment which will see implementation of a series of events. This will help us turn – in a very short period of time - Baku and Absheron Peninsula into a clean region.”
“Azerbaijan wants to make it to the list of developed countries and what we need to do first and foremost is strengthening the protection of our citizens` health.”
