WTE Plant Opens in Mazandaran

The first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in the city of Noshahr, Mazandaran Province, was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani via a video conference on Thursday to help alleviate waste disposal problems in the popular tourist resort.
According to Barq news website, the long-delayed project that was supposed to become operational in 2013, has come on stream to help handle about 1.1 million tons a year of waste in Noshahr, Chalous and Kelardasht (three unique tourist spots) and generate three megawatts of electricity per hour.
“The plan was delayed due to environmental licenses but and procrastination in importing incineration machinery from neighboring countries because of the US unilateral sanctions,” Mazandaran's Governor General Ahmad Hossein-Zadegan said. Stretching over 2000-hectares the unit cost $14 million.