Maldives: Greater Malé Waste-to-Energy Project

approved

The project will establish a sustainable regional solid waste treatment system in the Greater Malé capital region. The project is designed to reduce disaster risk and improve climate change resilience while creating a cleaner environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The project has the following two components: Component 1 - Establishment of a disaster and climate resilient regional waste management facility, including construction of a 500-ton per day (tpd) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant with flue gas treatment, emissions monitoring, bottom ash processing plant, and ash disposal landfill with leachate treatment ponds. Component 2 - Institutional capacity building in sustainable waste management, environmental monitoring and public awareness.