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Azerbaijanâ€™s â€œTamiz Shaharâ€ JSC announced official partner of Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign Project

10 August 2010 07:38 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov â€“ APA-Economics. According to the contract signed between the Ministry of Economic Development and French Company â€œCNIMâ€ S.A., Waste-to-Energy plant being built in Baku and its basic beneficiary â€œTamiz Shaharâ€ JSC have been announced official partner of Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign Project, â€œTamiz Shaharâ€ JSC told APA-Economics.
The construction of waste-to-energy plant was decided within the framework of â€œThe Complex Plan of Measures for Improvement of Ecological Situation in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2006-2010 yearsâ€ approved by Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic dated 28 September 2006. The plant will be able to utilize 500 thousand tons of municipal waste and 10 thousand tons of medical waste annually. Such plants in world-wide are known as â€œWaste to Energyâ€ plants. â€œWaste-to-Energyâ€ plant being built in Baku will produce 231,5 million kwt/hr electricity annually. Due to plant performance, general mass of the wastes will be reduced 3 times; volume of wastes will be reduced 10 times.
â€œWaste-to-Energyâ€ plant belongs to 4G of technology and it will meet the strictest environmental norms of both the Republic of Azerbaijan and European Union by multilevel protection mechanism.
â€œSustainable Energy Europe Campaignâ€ was established in 2005 within the framework of European Union. 90 huge organizations have been joined this project for last five years. Basic purposes of the project are to increase awareness of society, local and regional decision makers on sustainable energy, to create opportunity for learning and agitation of advanced practice, stimulate private capitals to sustainable energy technologies. The official partners of Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign Project are realizing more than 500 projects in the sphere of use of energy sources, saving in energy and power consumption effectiveness.