International experts positively evaluate the project for thermal treatment of waste in Tatarstan

55 MW of electricity will be generated while recycling 550 thousand tons of waste per year.

The project on construction of a plant for thermal treatment of waste in Tatarstan has been additionally checked by the international independent experts. Alexander Shadrikov, Tatarstan Minister of ecology and natural resources, spoke about it today at a briefing at the Cabinet of Minister.

The plant for thermal treatment of waste, which is planned to build in the Zelenodolsky district of Tatarstan, will process up to 550 thousand tons of waste per year on a grate, while generating 55 MW of electricity.

After the instruction of Tatarstan President to conduct an additional independent expert examination of the project, the international experts were chosen.

The Ministers of the relevant departments in Bavaria and Saxony assisted in choosing the companies for the examination. The German Ministers provided a list of expert organizations and offered cooperation with the ATAB group, he added.

ATAB is research operator of a thermal waste treatment in Bavaria that works for the benefit of citizens. On the advice of ATAB, two companies – LGA and Müller-BBM-were taken for the examination.

According to the Minister, Müller-BBM is an international engineering firm that has experience in forecasting and evaluating emissions of pollutants from new production facilities and reconstructed facilities.

“The company conducted an examination according to Russian standards and requirements. The results indicated that the operation of the plant in Tatarstan does not exceed Russian environmental quality standards and cannot provoke harmful environmental impact or other hazards”, - A.Shadrikov said.

Another company that conducted the examination is LGA. This is an industrial company, which goal is protection against environmental exposure and safety hazards”.

“The expert examination is based on European standards and requirements, - the speaker said. – The issued expert examination declares that from the point of view of technical research at the selected plant technology and its proper construction and operation, the requirements under the EU directive are met. Thus, the independent experts issue a positive conclusion on the construction of the plant in the Zelenodolsky district of the republic”.

“We studied practices all over the world, scientific publications in different countries. Analysis, research findings prove that plants do not lead to an increase in the concentration of heavy metals and particulate matter within 10 km. An additional examination confirms this”, - Tatarstan Minister of ecology and natural resources said.