Environmental activists and local residents urged authorities concerned to scrap a proposed wasteto-energy power plant at Aminbazar on the outskirt of the Dhaka city, citing health risks, high costs and environment pollution.
on the second day of a series of protests held on Monday in Aminbazar, speakers warned that the planned 42.5-megawatt facility would expose millions of residents to long-term health hazards while compelling the government to expensive electricity purchases for decades.
the Dhaka North wastebased plant is backed by China Machinery Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of Sinomach, and is designed as a 25-year independent power producer under agreements signed with Bangladeshi authorities in 2021.
the project would require at least 3,000 tonnes of municipal waste a day to operate.