The waste valorization unit in Djerba is about to enter the experimental operating phase at the beginning of October, ahead of the project’s official inauguration scheduled for October 20, according to National Radio this Monday, said Badreddine Lasmar, the Director-General of the National Agency for Waste Management (ANGED).
The Director-General of ANGED clarified that the project, carried out with Tunisian expertise and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), constitutes a pilot experience in the field of waste valorization and energy production.
The unit is expected to receive about 6,000 tonnes of organic waste per year, coming mainly from hotels, as well as between 750 and 1,000 tonnes of green waste. These inputs will enable the production of about 160 kilowatts of electricity, or nearly 1,120 megawatt-hours per year, equivalent to the consumption of about 1,000 households.
An agreement has also been concluded with the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) to inject the electricity produced into the public grid, while also valorizing the thermal energy generated by the project.
Badreddine Lasmar has also indicated that scientific research institutions will participate in the development of this experiment and in improving its efficiency. He specified that the technology used had been tested in Japan and that training had also been organized for African participants, with the objective of transferring this experience to other countries on the continent.
Note that Bizerte is expected to be the second stage for testing this technology, as part of a framework aimed at developing larger-scale projects in the field of waste valorization and treatment.
