Dong Nai province holds negotiation with NEDO

(ĐN)- Representatives from Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee and relevant organizations met the Japanese delegation of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) on Tuesday afternoon, 7 March, 2006.

International Project Director Kenzo Hamada from NEDO’s representative office in Vietnam said that NEDO fund will grant 1.5 billion yen for sponsoring a project involving the thermal energy from processing of locally collected garbage in Dong Nai according to recommendations by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mai Ai Truc. He asked the province to provide necessary documents related to amount of harmless solid waste not later than 31^st March 2006. Mr. Kenzo Hamada stressed the need to supply about 100 tons of garbage per day for Thermo-electricity Plant with a generating capacity of 2MW a day.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Ao Van Thinh said that NEDO’s suggestion is very welcome. He hoped to gain support from NEDO in processing local garbage in order to protect the environment and health. The delegation of NEDO is scheduled for a survey of industrial waste from some enterprises and of other matters involving waste buried in the ground in landfill sites until this weekend. The delegation plans to visit some waste treatment plants in the province.

P.L