Construction of the first power plant to generate electricity
through the incineration of household waste got underway Wednesday
in
Chongqing,
in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir area.
Costing a total of 450 million yuan (US$54 million), the Tongxing
plant will have a daily handling capacity of 1000 tons of
garbage.
The construction of the plant constitutes part of a new campaign in
Chongqing, China's largest municipality, aimed at protecting the
city's environment as well as that of the Three Gorges dam
area.
There are currently 13 garbage-processing plants under construction
the Three Gorges area as part of an overall strategy to improve
local environment.
With the use of advanced imported technologies from France and
homemade equipment, the Tongxing Power Plant is expected to be
completed and become operational in 2004.
(Xinhua News Agency December 19, 2002)