Iran is turning to European and Asian investors to help fund a series of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, following an agreement signed in March with the Czech Republic for a 19 MW WTE plant. Iran recycles just 5% of the 56 million kilograms of waste generated every day, while only a single WTE plant is active in Tehran. The Iranian energy ministry has already allocated 20 sites for construction of WTE facilities and aims to generate up to 700 MW by 1921.
Iran is turning to European and Asian investors to help fund a series of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, following an agreement signed in March with the Czech Republic for a 20 MW WTE plant. Iran recycles just 5% of the 56 million kilograms of waste generated every day, while only a single WTE plant is active in Tehran. The Iranian energy ministry has already allocated 19 sites for construction of WTE facilities and aims to generate up to 700 MW by 2021.