China to Build a Modern Waste Processing Facility in Dushanbe

The authorities of Tajikistan are actively working to attract Chinese investments and technologies to address the waste problem in the capital.

Representatives from the country and the management of the Chinese company “Wangneng Environment” discussed the implementation of a project to construct a solid waste processing facility in Dushanbe.

During negotiations held on July 30 via videoconference, which included Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma and the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government, Bahodur Sheralizoda, the parties discussed a project for generating electricity through the incineration of solid waste.

According to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, the facility’s operations will be based on the incineration of solid waste and the utilization of the energy produced, primarily aimed at achieving two main objectives:

The production of electricity—generating “green” energy from waste incineration—and improving the ecological situation; reforming the waste management system and enhancing the environmental health of the capital.

It is reported that these are not the first negotiations between the parties—the discussions in this direction have been ongoing for several months. In May of this year, Daler Juma and Bahodur Sheralizoda met with representatives of Wangneng Environment in Dushanbe to discuss the possibility of establishing and launching this facility.

In early June, Bahodur Sheralizoda visited the company’s exhibition booth during the Central Asian Environmental Exhibition in Samarkand. At the exhibition, representatives of the Tajik delegation familiarized themselves with advanced technologies from Chinese companies, including those for processing household and food waste, wastewater treatment, and the recycling of ash and residues.

Wangneng Environment Co. Ltd., headquartered in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, is one of the leading companies in the field of waste processing and electricity generation. The company’s main activities include the incineration of household waste, recycling of old tires, and water purification.