AMMAN — The
Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the
Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) are looking into the
prospect of using treated sludge to generate electricity and will launch power
projects at sewage treatment plants, Minister Mohammad Najjar said Tuesday,
according to Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Najjar said that the move is part of a larger drive
to use renewable energy and improve energy efficiency. The minister made the
remarks at a workshop dedicated to discussing a KfW-EU-funded project designed
to enhance energy efficiency and use at the Kingdom’s
wastewater treatment
stations.
The €69-million project, which targets 10 sewage
treatment plants across the Kingdom, envisions the introduction of an aerobic
sludge digestion system to produce biogas and generate energy using electric
and thermo-electric generators by 2040, said Bashar Batayneh, WAJ’s
secretary-general.
Germany’s KfW Development Bank will pump €49 million
into the pro-ject, which will be carried out in the Ajloun, Madaba, Karak and
Tafileh governorates, while the European Union will provide €20 million.
Batayneh pointed out that previously selected plants
were subjected to a comprehensive evaluation and strict criteria, adding that
the project will start at three plants, one west of Jerash and two in Amman, at
an esti-mated cost of €44.8 million.
An economic feasibility study will be carried out,
in cooperation with lo-cal and international consultants, and the necessary
designs for the pro-ject will be developed according to the best international
and best public safety standards to protect and develop the local environment.
The project, Batayneh said, is part of the WAJ’s and the
ministry’s plans to keep abreast of the advanced, modern, environment-friendly
systems, introduce alternative and renewable energy systems, enhance energy
in-dependence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut the cost of water and
wastewater treatment, and slash operation and maintenance costs.
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