“Solid Wastes” are another treasure resource to generate electricity, thanks to highly advance technology.
Recently, the International Engineering PCL or IEC will open “Municipality Solid Waste-to-Energy Power Plant” in Hat Yai of Songkhla Province on November 13, 2014 and the Minister of Natural Resource and Environment shall be the chairman in its launching ceremony.
This is the most significant step under GIDEC Co.,Ltd, which jointly invests with Electricity Generating PCL or EGCO, to develop alternative energy produced from solid wastes and help decrease pollution from sewage problem in Thailand.
Back to September 9, 2014, Dr.Bhusana Premanode, Chairman, was the representative of the GIDEC Co.,Ltd to sign the Memorandum of Association of Waste Disposal Service with Hat Yai Municipality and Khuanlang City of Songkhla at Songkhla City Hall.
Dr.Bhusana Premanode, Chairman of the International Engineering PCL stated that due to the countersign of joint venture contract and shareholder contract on September 28, 2012 with EGCO, having 50/50 JV in operating the MSW Power Plant Project in Hat Yai under GIDEC, a subsidiary of IEC.
Additionally, the project has been supported by the government to generate and distribute electricity with production capacity at 6.7 MW, and receiving Electricity Purchase Agreement from Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)or adder at THB 3.5/unit for 7 year and 30 years right of Hat Yai Solid Waste Disposal contract.
The power plant based on Ash Melting Gasification technology, using Energy Recovery reactor at 6MW capacity and has been already tested network system with PEA.
When the MSW power plant starts generating, it is believed that this newest power plant will dispose solid waste in the area efficiently and will distribute electricity to PEA’s grids, returning benefit to citizens.