The United Arab Emirates, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, is building one of the largest plants in the Gulf to turn waste into energy

New plant in the United Arab Emirates aims to convert waste into energy, to minimize the problem of garbage accumulation

The United Arab Emirates, currently one of the world's largest exporters of oil, is building one of the largest power plants in the Gulf, with the aim of converting waste into energy. Its main objective is to reduce the problem of garbage accumulation, causing energy to be generated from waste.

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Environmentalists consider the UAE plan unfeasible

Environmental groups are still not sure what the UAE government is proposing to do with regard to waste. And they claim that the best thing to do with the chronic problem of garbage is to recycle, fertilize and invest in changing the habits of the population, which, being very consumerist, ends up generating more waste.

Environmentalists are also warning the government about the high risk of contamination from gas incinerators, which emit CO2.

The new plant in the United Arab Emirates will be called Sharjah and will start operating in 2021. It is estimated that the plant will burn more than 300.000 tons of waste per year, to supply energy to around 28.000 homes. In Dubai, another plant is being built, at an estimated cost of US$1,2 billion, according to Hitachi Zosen Inova, one of the companies associated with the project.

When the plant is completed, probably in 2024, the Dubai unit will be one of the largest in the world, with the capacity to receive around 1,9 million tons of waste every 12 months, which accounts for around 45% of household waste. from the Emirates.

Chronic garbage problem in the UAE

Waste production in the UAE doubled as it went from being a simple desert region to a large and thriving business center. In addition, local energy consumption has also grown a lot, around 750%, since 1990, according to the International Energy Agency.

The current population is 10 million inhabitants, five times greater than 30 years ago. The United Arab Emirates uses more and more electricity and produces even more waste, an average of 1,8 kg of waste per person per day.

Waste recycling in the Emirates

In the United Arab Emirates there are several sanitary landfills. In Dubai there are at least six landfills occupying an area of ​​1,6 million square meters, according to the city hall.

Without many solutions, the city has estimated that landfills will possibly occupy around 5,8 million square meters in the emirate by the year 2041.

The country has been trying to diversify its energy matrix for some time, as it depends on more than 90% of gas plants for energy. The country's current goal now is to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050.

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