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Chinese Enterprises Build Waste-to-Energy Plant to Help Brazil "Turn Waste into Power"
2025-11-17 19:56:37

Chinese Enterprises Build Waste-to-Energy Plant to Help Brazil "Turn Waste into Power"

On a construction site on the outskirts of Barueri, São Paulo State, Brazil, heavy trucks shuttle back and forth, with sections of steel chimneys imported from China neatly stacked. Soon, they will be assembled into part of a waste-to-energy plant, providing solid support for the local area to "turn waste into power".
 
As one of Brazil’s and even Latin America’s first waste-to-energy plants, the Barueri Waste-to-Energy Plant is approaching completion. Covering an area of approximately 37,000 square meters, the project is co-constructed by Power Construction Corporation of China Shandong No.1 Electric Power Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shandong Electric Power No.1 Engineering Co., Ltd.) and China Energy Engineering Corporation China Power Engineering Consulting Group Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.
 
Located about 30 kilometers from São Paulo, the capital of São Paulo State, Barueri is a renowned Brazilian commercial center where many multinational companies have established their headquarters. Booming business development has brought economic prosperity, along with an increasingly severe urban waste problem.
 
"This city is full of economic vitality, but environmental issues have always been our focus," Ivan Vandelli, Deputy Director of Barueri’s Environmental Department, told Xinhua News Agency. Due to the lack of local processing capacity, most of Barueri’s domestic waste had to be transported to other regions for disposal before.
 
In July this year, the Barueri Waste-to-Energy Plant officially entered the installation and construction phase, with operations expected to start in 2027. Designed to handle 870 tons of solid waste per day, the plant has an installed capacity of 19.1 megawatts.
 
Vandelli said the project will not only solve the local waste disposal problem but also supply electricity to the entire city.
 
It is reported that the Barueri Waste-to-Energy Plant adopts mature Chinese waste incineration technology and equipment. After commissioning, waste will first undergo mechanical mixing and natural fermentation in fully enclosed waste pits, then be transported by automated grab buckets to mechanical grate furnaces for staged combustion to generate clean electricity. Flue gas produced during combustion will be discharged after multi-stage advanced purification treatment through semi-dry reaction towers and bag filters, ensuring all emission indicators meet environmental standards.
 
Rodrigo Bombonato, the project director, said he has visited China multiple times and inspected several waste-to-energy plants. "We have personally witnessed China’s outstanding performance in manufacturing capacity, project quality, and operational standards—this is exactly the construction model we hope to implement in Brazil," he stated.
 
A chief engineer of the Overseas Business Department and project manager from Shandong Electric Power No.1 Engineering Co., Ltd. noted that the Barueri Waste-to-Energy Plant project combines advanced Chinese green technology with Brazil’s actual needs, providing a "win-win solution" for local environmental governance and clean energy supply.
 
Bombonato pointed out that Brazil is a vast country with concentrated urban populations, and the pressure of waste disposal is constantly increasing. Many regions still rely on high-pollution methods such as open burning. He expects the waste-to-energy model to be promoted to more areas in the future, offering a new solution for Brazil to address the growing challenge of solid waste management.
 
Bombonato believes that green energy is a key development focus shared by China and Brazil. Brazil is endowed with abundant green energy resources, while China has accumulated rich experience in large-scale green energy applications—especially in serving mega-cities with huge populations. The cooperation prospects between the two countries in this field are broad.
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