Name and Location
Waste-to-energy (WTE) plant project, Yamagate Prefecture, Japan.

Client
Yamagata Area Environmental Office Association, a body encompassing two cities and two towns in Yamagata Prefecture.

Project Description
The project calls for the construction of a WTE plant to replace the outmoded Tachiyagawa municipal solid-waste incineration plant, a 180 t/d facility in the City of Yamagata that has been operating in its Oazaurushiyama sector since 1982.

The new plant will be built on adjoining land under a design, build and operate scheme. Core equipment will include two fluidised-bed-type gasification and melting systems, each with a capacity of 75 t/d, as well as a steam turbine power generation and a hot water supply system that runs on waste heat produced in the incineration process.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The new plant is scheduled to go on stream in October 2017.

Latest Developments
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering (MHIEC), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has received an order from the Yamagata Area Environmental Office Association for the construction and operation of the WTE facility on a design, build and operate basis.

The total value of the order, construction and operation services is estimated at ¥18.5-billion (before taxes).
MHIEC will be responsible for the plant construction. After completion, Yamagata Eco-Creation, a company based in Yamagata and established with capital backing from MHIEC, will handle the operation.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
MHIEC (construction and operation of WTE).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
MHIEC, tel +81 45 227 1280 or fax +81 45 227 1293.