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BESIX proudly contributes to the Early Operations Period at the Dubai Waste-to-Energy facility
Dubai Municipality
Dubai Municipality, along with stakeholders, is advancing sustainable energy solutions through this unique energy-from-waste facility. BESIX Group proudly shares that the facility has begun its early operations.
A Journey from 2020 to 2023
In 2020, BESIX and its partner Hitachi Zosen Inova are awarded a BOOT contract for the financing, design, construction, and operations and maintenance of the facility for 35 years. After a successful financial close in 2021, BESIX cemented its role as a first-choice industrial partner of public authorities for the implementation and long-term operations and maintenance of their PPP infrastructures.
Fast forward to June 2023
The first fire at the plant is successfully ignited, demonstrating the plant’s efficient and secure waste-to-energy conversion capabilities.
“Since then, all major civil works have been completed”, explains Jim Spence, BESIX Project Director, “and requisite performance and reliability tests successfully conducted. Recently, preliminary operations have commenced on a small scale. Two of the five lines are currently processing a modest 2,500-3,000 tonnes of municipal waste daily and supplying the first MW of electricity to the Dubai grid!”
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A colossal conversion capacity
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The consumption rate of the boilers is approximately 45 tonnes per hour. The combustion process is self-sustaining, requiring no auxiliary fuel, as the waste itself provides the requisite heat. Water tubes harness the heat generated by the combustion, converting it into steam and, ultimately, power. The facility is projected to produce an impressive 200 MW of electricity, entirely devoid of fossil fuel reliance.
Environmental commitments
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“Our consortium partner, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) is renowned globally in the field of Waste-to-Energy developments. By merging their process technology with our extensive regional multi-sectoral expertise, we are delivering a turnkey facility that will achieve energy efficiency of 30%, among the best worldwide”, continues Peter Lembrechts, General Manager of BESIX in the Middle East. “The Dubai Waste-to-Energy project enters a long list of environmental projects developed and realised by BESIX Group in the Middle East. Other flagship waste management projects by BESIX are for instance the Ajman Sludge-to-Energy facility and the Emirates Refuse Derived Fuel one in Umm Al Quwain.”
Focus on time, cost and safety delivery
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