This plant is part of Ho Chi Minh City's Environmental Sanitation Project and boasts a total investment of nearly VND 6,000 billion ($260 million).

Slated for completion in June 2025, the project has reached nearly 50% of its total construction volume.

The facility will incorporate various advanced technologies and facilities, including an administrative building, a lift station, a preliminary treatment area, a biological treatment area, settling tanks, sludge treatment, and odor treatment sections.

The SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) tanks, used for wastewater treatment, have been constructed in a rectangular shape with concrete walls. 

The vertical sedimentation tank, standing 27 meters tall, is also under construction. In this tank, sludge and particles will settle to the bottom under gravity, and the sludge will be separately extracted for further treatment.

Currently, approximately 600 workers and engineers are working around the clock to ensure the timely completion of the project. The contractor has initiated equipment procurement, with installation scheduled to begin in November.

The plant will employ the state-of-the-art MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) technology. This biological treatment process uses mobile biofilm carriers for microorganisms to attach and grow, effectively removing organic pollutants from the wastewater.

Construction of the wastewater lift station is also underway, which will enable the plant to handle a maximum capacity of 34,000 cubic meters per hour, serving approximately 1.4 million residents. Once operational, the plant will collect wastewater from households along the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal, spanning districts 1, 3, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, and Thu Duc City, through a 17-kilometer pipeline system.

Upon completion, the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Wastewater Treatment Plant will significantly enhance Ho Chi Minh City's wastewater treatment capacity. With a design capacity of 480,000 cubic meters per day and a maximum flow rate of 34,000 cubic meters per hour, the plant will increase the city's urban wastewater treatment capacity to over 1.1 million cubic meters per day. Currently, the city's total urban wastewater treatment capacity stands at 644,000 cubic meters per day, addressing only about 40% of the daily wastewater volume.

Nguyen Hue