Austria-headed international technology group Andritz AG has announced that it has received an order to supply a complete drying and incineration system for the expansion of the Bailonggang wastewater treatment plant in Shanghai, China.
Located in the city of Shanghai and close to Pudong International Airport, the Shanghai Bailonggang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of the world’s largest effluent treatment plants and the largest in Asia. Upon completion, the expansion project will have an installed capacity of up to 3 000 tonnes sludge per day.
According to Andritz, the plant is set to be the world’s largest sludge incineration plant and will serve as a landmark among Chinese environmental projects.
The technology to be supplied by Andritz includes sludge handling, nine fluidized bed dryers, six EcoFluid bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boiler lines including the entire flue gas cleaning, as well as full plant automation. The scope of supply further comprises engineering, manufacturing, delivery, and supervision of both installation and commissioning.
The order value for Andritz is almost EUR 120 million. Construction work will start at the end of 2018, with first firing expected by the end of 2019.
