BAGHDAD, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On March 20, 2025, the groundbreaking ceremony for Iraq’s first waste-to-energy project was successfully concluded in Baghdad. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani launched the construction ceremony.
The waste-to-energy project is located in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The project has a designed processing capacity of 3,000 tons per day, with 3 incineration lines, and is equipped with a 100MW steam turbine generator set. The total investment of the project is approximately 500 million USD. It will generate 780 million kWh of green electricity annually, which can meet 10 million people’s electricity demand. It will also create approximately 500 local job opportunities.
Post time: Apr-08-2025