Dubai: Emirates RDF is pleased to announce that it has reached financial close for the Refuse Derived Fuel Facility in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain. Emirates RDF is a joint venture consisting of U.A.E. based contractors BESIX and TG ECO holding, together with Finland based Griffin Refineries. The project is a Public-Private-Partnership implementing a Build – Operate – Transfer (BOT) scheme with a 15 year post-construction operational phase. The project is part of the Initiatives of His Highness the U.A.E. president and is followed up by The President’s Initiatives Committee (Ministry of Presidential Affairs).
The construction will start in May 2019. As from September 2020 the facility will receive 1,000 tons of municipal waste per day from approximately 550,000 residents living in the emirates of Umm Al Quwain and Ajman. The waste will be converted into an alternative energy source called Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), which will be used as a fuel in cement factories instead of coal. It simultaneously results in a diversion of at least 90% of household waste from landfill.
Nico de Koning, Project Manager of BESIX Concessions & Assets Middle East and General Manager of Emirates RDF: “We are happy to be able to develop this strategic project for waste management in the Northern Emirates. Emirates RDF contributes to the UAE’s strategic objective of landfill diversion of least 75% by 2021 and it helps cement plants in decreasing their use of fossil fuels. The milestone reached wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the true partnership and professionalism that we experienced working with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, the Umm Al Quwain Public Works and Services Department and the Ajman Municipality.”
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About BESIX:
BESIX Group is the largest Belgian construction company operating in the Middle East. The company combines the efforts of a highly skilled workforce, along with strategic planning and innovative use of technology to overcome the most complex business challenges. BESIX is a multi-services company that operates in the construction of commercial and residential buildings, sport and leisure facilities, infrastructure and marine-related projects. The company currently employs a workforce of 10,000 in the Middle East, and a total of 15,000 worldwide.
Having entered the Gulf market in 1965, BESIX is proud to celebrate its 54th operating anniversary within the region. Since the company’s first contract over five decades ago at the Abu Dhabi Corniche, BESIX has worked diligently, using its experience and expertise to contribute to the Gulf region's development of various award-winning construction projects.
The company has had the honour of working with a very unique portfolio of projects and clients over the years, including among others, the world’s tallest tower - The Burj Khalifa, Dubai Tram, Emirates Palace Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Dubai Water Canal, The Green Planet, Ferrari World Theme Park, LEGOLAND Dubai, as well as King Abdullah Sports City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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