Waste-to-energy! China's "Green Power" Shines in Hanoi

The 2025 APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in Gyeongju, South Korea. The focus of Asia-Pacific cooperation has once again drawn global attention. China Media Group has launched a series of programs titled "Asia-Pacific Together - China's Responsibility", showcasing China's vivid practices in promoting regional collaboration and jointly building a prosperous future.

Focusing on China's responsibility and actions in promoting green development, energy transition and sustainable cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, this issue presents "Waste-to-Energy, Solar Energy Generation: China's 'Green Power' Injects into the Asia-Pacific". We have excerpted the content about Vietnam.

CCTV reporter Wang Yuezhou: Behind me is the second largest waste-to-energy project in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia - the Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Station in Hanoi, Vietnam. This waste-to-energy station, built and operated by a Chinese-funded enterprise, has solved the problem of garbage encirclement in the capital of Vietnam. In the past, this area used to be the largest landfill in Hanoi. Every day, thousands of tons of garbage transported from the urban area of Hanoi had to be buried here. The foul smell caused by a large amount of garbage has cast a huge shadow over the residents within several kilometers around.

Li Aijun, the chairman of a certain environmental protection and energy company in China (Hanoi), said: "The commissioning of the Soc Son waste-to-energy project in Hanoi has made the entire waste treatment complex almost odorless, and the surrounding environment has turned into green mountains and clear waters."

CCTV reporter Wang Yuezhou: The Soc Son Waste-to-energy project can process over 5,000 tons of garbage every day, accounting for about 80% of the daily garbage generated in Hanoi. After these wastes are dumped into the storage pool, they enter a negative pressure environment. Even if you stand nearby, you can hardly smell the stench.

Li Ke, the general manager of a certain environmental protection and energy company in China (Hanoi), said: "The daily power generation of our project is about 2.1 million kilowatt-hours, and the electricity connected to the grid is about 1.85 million kilowatt-hours, which can meet the electricity demand of 180,000 households." The electricity we consume online accounts for one tenth of the total electricity consumption of Hanoi residents.

CCTV reporter Wang Yuezhou: The Shuoshan Waste-to-energy Project has implemented very high environmental protection standards. The ash and slag after garbage incineration are treated into completely harmless building materials. Meanwhile, the waste liquid produced during the garbage fermentation and infiltration process, after undergoing multiple harmless treatments, has fully met the standards for drinking water and can be directly consumed by people.

Source:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gqT38zCjQH4ykT0QCAx2kQ