Trash in Ca Mau currently has to be buried as the waste treatment plant is not operational. Photo by An Minh
Ca Mau Province in southern Vietnam has approved a VND1.78 trillion (US$70 million) waste-to-energy plant designed to process up to 600 tons of garbage a day and reduce pressure on local landfills.
The facility will be built in Dat Moi Commune on a 20-hectare site that includes both land and water surface. Investors will be selected through bidding, with the plant designed to burn household waste to generate about 6 MW of electricity. Power generation is considered a supporting benefit, while waste treatment remains the main purpose.
Ca Mau is also seeking investors for another solid waste complex in Khanh An Commune, which would include a second waste-to-energy plant covering 10 hectares.
The province currently produces more than 400 tons of household waste every day, but treatment capacity remains limited.
Several landfills are still in use, while the existing waste plant in the province’s center has been idle for more than six months awaiting pricing approval. A landfill renovation project is on hold, leaving growing trash volumes with no long-term solution.
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