Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy incinerator is in its final phase of construction and environmental authorities have pledged to ensure the multibillion-dollar plant will run as normal even during bad weather after it begins operations.
“We are now full steam ahead with the construction of I·PARK1 and hope it can be completed by 2025,” Michael Lui Hok-leung, the assistant director of waste infrastructure, said.
Lui said the department aimed to commission tests early next year and expected the plant to begin full operations by the end of 2025.
I·PARK1, which costs HK$31.3 billion (US$4 billion) and has taken more than seven years to build, is part of the government’s plan to stop reliance on landfill sites by 2035.
The plant will be able to handle around 3,000 tonnes (3,307 tons) of waste a day and reduce volume by 90 per cent after treatment.
Post time: Mar-10-2025