Construction of a complex for processing landfill gas into electricity has been launched in Uzbekistan

According to “Gazeta.uz”, a ceremony was held to launch the construction of a complex for processing landfill gas from the Akhangaran and Maidontol landfills into electricity in the Tashkent region. The project is being implemented by the South Korean Sejin G&E.

The construction of a complex for the production of electricity from gas generated at the Akhangaran and Maidontol landfills in the Tashkent region has been launched. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The ceremony of laying the foundation of the complex was attended by a delegation of the Republic of Korea headed by the Deputy Minister of the Environment of this country Yu Chechul, as well as the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of Uzbekistan Narzulla Oblamuradov, the First Deputy Minister of Energy Azim Akhmedkhadzhaev and the head of Sejin G&E, which implements the project, Lee Kyung Yong .

The press service of the ministry noted that this is the first project for the production of electricity from landfill gas not only in Uzbekistan, but throughout Central Asia.

Sejin G&E will invest $55 million in direct investment in this project. As previously reported, within the framework of the project, at the Akhangaran and Maidontol landfills, 12 generators and auxiliary equipment will be installed to generate electricity from landfill gas with a total capacity of at least 16 MW – 10 units of 1560 kW and 2 units of 500 kW .