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Qatar plans waste-to-energy environmental management system
Posted: 04 December 2006
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A landmark project to turn waste into energy is underway in Qatar . Singapore ˙s Keppel is making steady progress on a contract it secured recently for the first integrated solid waste treatment facility in the Middle East .
 Keppel was awarded two contracts amounting to about $1 billion from Qatar ˙s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture for the engineering, procurement and construction of an integrated solid waste management facility in Qatar , and the operation and maintenance of the facility for 20 years.
The contracts are being undertaken by subsidiary Keppel Seghers who will design and build four waste transfer stations and one plant to handle and treat domestic solid waste for the whole of Qatar .
Designed to treat an initial capacity of more than 1,550 tons of waste a day, the plant will comprise waste sorting and recycling facilities, landfill, composting plant and a 1,000 tons per day waste-to-energy incineration plant. The waste plant will use Keppel Seghers˙ water-cooled grate technology is the heart of the integrated waste treatment facility.
Other Keppel Seghers˙ technologies to be deployed include the Danodrum system for recycling and pre-treatment of waste, the rotary atomiser semi-dry system for flue gas treatment and the Unibrane membrane bioreactor system for wastewater treatment.
The concept of integrated waste management significantly reduces the amount of waste that is sent to landfill, by reducing the amount of waste to be incinerated through composting and recycling, thus extending the expected life of landfills and reducing the amount of land that needs to be set aside for future landfills.
In the process, useful resources such as fertilisers and electricity are produced. This presents a sustainable approach to waste management, where waste is replaced a resource.
Keppel˙s Chua Chee Wui said: ´The Qatar government has demonstrated that they are very forward looking and recognise the need for a world class sustainable environmental management system that will evolve with Qatar ˙s economic development.ˇ
He added that Keppel is to set setting up an office in Doha to tap opportunities in the Middle East .
Keppel Seghers˙ waste-to-energy technology is established in China and Europe . In China , it is the undisputed market leader for imported waste-to-energy equipment. Between July and September, Keppel Seghers announced $36.7 million worth of waste-to-energy contracts in Finland , as well as Tianjin and Changzhou in China . In Singapore , The company has also started construction of Singapore ˙s newest waste-to-energy plant.
Keppel has joint venture shipyard at Arab Heavy Industries in Ajman , United Arab Emirates and has signed up with Qatar Gas Transport Company to jointly develop and manage a major new facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. |
