Xie Zhanhuan: The second and third incineration modules of Shigu Island I-PARK1 will be put into testing and trial operation in the first half of the year

The Director of the Environment and Ecology Bureau, Xie Zhanhuan, provided a written response this morning (25th) to questions from Legislative Council members, stating that the first phase of the Integrated Waste Management Facility (I-PARK1), Hong Kong's first modern urban solid waste-to-energy facility located on the artificial island of Shek Kwu Chau, entered its initial trial operation phase last December, and the overall operation of the first phase trial has been generally smooth.

He indicated that the design processing capacity of the first incineration module is 1,000 tons of urban solid waste per day, and as the trial operation phase progresses, the waste processing volume is gradually increasing. As of February 23 this year, the average daily waste processing volume in February was approximately 740 tons.

He further stated that in addition to supporting the facility's daily operations, it can output approximately 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to the public grid each year, enough to supply 100,000 households for a year. The contractor expects that in the second quarter of this year, I-PARK1 will be able to generate electricity for its own use. Once the power transmission system testing is completed, and the remaining incineration modules are put into operation and generate sufficient electricity, I-PARK1 will export the surplus electricity to the grid.

He also mentioned that according to the current engineering progress, the second and third incineration modules of I-PARK1 are expected to successively enter system testing and trial operation in the first half of this year, with the aim of being fully operational within this year. At the same time, the contractor is fully promoting the construction and equipment configuration of visitor facilities such as the Environmental Education Center and viewing gallery, aiming for trial operations in the third quarter of this year and to start accepting public reservations for visits within the year