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<\/strong>Iraq <\/strong>has broken ground on its first waste-to-energy project in Baghdad<\/strong>, which has a 100 MW capacity, according to a statement<\/a> issued last week. Construction on the USD 500 mn plant \u2014 to be developed<\/a> by Shanghai\u2019s SUS Environment<\/a> in two years under a 25-year investment term \u2014 was initially set to start in February, Iraq\u2019s National Investment Commission head Haider Makkiyah told Asharq<\/a> in January. <\/p>\n

REMEMBER- <\/strong>Iraq received 15 bids from local and international companies<\/a> to design, build, own, and operate the facility last year. The Baghdad municipality signed<\/a> the investment agreement for the project last month.<\/p>\n

Some details: <\/strong>The facility \u2014 to be equipped with a 100 MW steam turbine generator \u2014 will process 3k tons of waste per day with a power generation efficiency exceeding 30% and a landfill rate (the proportion of waste sent to landfill out of the total waste generated<\/a>) of less than 5%. <\/p>\n

Paving the way for WtE:<\/strong> Iraqi officials first began drafting legislation<\/a> to encourage investments in waste-to-energy projects in 2022. The government is also planning<\/a> another waste-to-energy facility to be established in Abu Ghraib. <\/p>\n

Iraq is seeing a lot of firsts: <\/strong>Iraq will also finalize a feasibility study for the<\/a>country\u2019s first wind energy project<\/a> this year with a capacity of 500 MW. TotalEnergies is also set to begin operating the first phase<\/a> of its solar power project this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Baghdad facility will process 3k tons of waste daily and generate 780 mn kWh 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