Hitachi Zosen Receives Order for Energy-from-Waste Plant in Thailand

A consortium of Hitachi Zosen and KPN Green Energy Solution (KPN) has received an order from WPGE Phetchaburi (WPP) to build a energy-from-waste plant in Thailand.

The cpower plant includes a stoker-type waste incinerator with a processing capacity of 476 tons per day and will ahve a power output of 7,900 kilowatts.

Project Outline

Hitachi Zosen and KPN are set to construct the Energy-from-Waste plant in a municipal solid waste treatment and power generation project undertaken by WPP, a joint venture formed by STP&I Public Co., Ltd. Group  specializing in the steel structure and module fabrication business in Thailand, and WP Green Energy Co., Ltd., a developer in the renewable energy business. Hitachi Zosen is responsible for designing the plant and supplying key equipment.

1. Client: WPGE Phetchaburi Co., Ltd.
2. Project: WPP Phetchaburi Project
3. Description: Stoker-type waste incinerator 476 t/day (1 unit); power output 7,900 kW
4. Location: Tha Laeng, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
5. Delivery: February 2019

Thai environmental and energy situation

Thailand’s economic growth has triggered an increase in the amount of solid waste generated and problems such as open-air landfilling and illegal dumping. The government is promoting reforms in solid waste management and a shift to renewable energy. Carried out as a part of these efforts, the project seeks to create a “sound material cycle” in Thailand. The Energy-from-Waste plant will enable safe, hygienic incineration of waste that was previously sent to landfill, and with a power generating capacity of 7,900 kilowatts, meet the rising demand for energy.