The facilities will prevent environmentally harmful landfill gas from escaping into the atmosphere
Besix will build and operate for 16.5 years renewable energy production facilities at Al Qusais, Dubai. The Landfill Gas-to-Energy contract was recently awarded to Besix by Dubai Municipality.
The project consists of capturing the gas from the Al Qusais landfill and treating it to produce electricity. This recovery of methane, which is produced by the decomposition of organic fractions, is all the more sustainable as it prevents this environmentally harmful gas from escaping into the atmosphere.
Once completed, the facilities will comprise a network of 22 to 24 km of pipes and will treat up to 9,000 m³ of landfill gas per hour. The facilities will have a production capacity of 12 MW.
“This project strengthens Besix’s leading position in the waste-to-energy market in the UAE,” commented Benoit Vadani, Vice President Business Development, Besix.
Environmental expertise
In recent years, Besix has played a lead role in the wastewater treatment and waste-to-resource sectors in the Gulf region. In addition to design and construction, the group offers financing, operations and maintenance services through public-private partnerships, a company statement said.
In the waste-to-energy sector, its current activities include the Dubai Municipality’s Thermal Waste Recycling Plant, the world’s largest waste-to-energy plant. The project is in the final stages of financing and an early mobilization on site is foreseen in early 2020.
The facility will be operated by Besix and Hitachi Zosen Inova. Other projects include the development of a Refuse Derived Fuel facility by Emirates RDF in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the UAE.
