Fujian Plans to Build 20 Garbage Power Plants in 17 Cities by 2010

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Fujian, a booming coastal province in East China, is planning to reduce its garbage disposal rate by more than 95% by 2010 through the development of garbage-burning disposal technology, according to the Planning on the Construction of Urban Life Garbage Burning and Power Generation Facilities in Fujian Province (the Planning) published by the Development and Reform Commission of Fujian Province.

According to Planning, Fujian will invest $488 million to build 20 garbage power plants in 17 cities with high-density populations. These garbage power plants will be mainly located at the river mouth of Minjiang, Xiamen Bay and Quanzhou Bay, three large coastal city circles. Among the proposed garbage power plants, two of them will be built in downtown Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province. Three will be built in downtown Xiamen City, one for each district (city) under its jurisdiction, and one for each of the county-level cities in Fuqing, Minhou, Jinjiang (expansion), Shishi (expansion), Nan’an, Hui’an, Anxi and Xianyou. Upon completion of the 20 garbage power plants, more than 17,000 metric tons of urban-life garbage could be disposed of every day, with an annual power output of 1.1 billion kilowatt hours.

Fujian is the first province with overall planning on garbage-burning facilities in China. Through the implementing of Planning, the harmless disposal rate of urban life garbage of Fujian Province, especially for Fuzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou, will be ranked at an advanced level in China.

Garbage-burying currently is the most widely used disposal method in China. The life of a garbage-burying field is usually about 15 years. Burying disposal also has problems such as large land occupation, site-selection difficulties and high relocation expenses. Garbage-power generation technology could realize the recycling of wastes, energy conservation and emission reduction.

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