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Update news WTE
It requires huge investment capital to build waste-to-electricity (WTE) plants with high technologies. Meanwhile, enterprises are meeting many barriers, especially in policies.
While the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) supports waste-to-electricity project with huge investment capital of VND2 trillion, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) views it as problematic.
VietNamNet Bridge - Many waste-to-electricity projects have kicked off recently around the country, especially in major urban areas.
VietNamNet Bridge - More than 77 percent of solid waste in Vietnam is buried, while 80 percent of landfills are unhygienic.
Experts believe that WTE, waste-to-energy technology, used in many developed countries, is also applicable to Vietnam.
More than 40 investors have expressed willingness to develop plants which burn waste to generate electricity.
VietNamNet Bridge - Residents are complaining about columns of smoke from burning stacks of straw in the Hanoi suburbs.
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is planning to increase the generation of electricity from waste to help ease pollution and reserve land for purposes other than dumping grounds.