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GLOBALink | From garbage to electricity: tour of a power plant in E China's Anhui

Source: Xinhua| 2021-11-24 21:10:40|Editor: huaxia


HEFEI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A power plant in Feixi County, east China's Anhui Province, has been burning solid waste to generate electricity. The power plant, known as the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd., uses approximately 730,000 tonnes of domestic garbage each year and create some 230 million kWh of electricity.

China has announced that it will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

A staff member helps collect garbage for power generation at a residential area in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A vehicle loaded with garbage arrives at the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A vehicle loaded with garbage arrives at the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members monitor the power generation system at the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

Staff members monitor the operation of power generation system at the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows the CECEP Feixi Environment-friendly Energy Co., Ltd. in Feixi County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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