Waste Treatment

Hanoi's 10 million inhabitants strain the city's facilities for handling and transporting waste.

With a population of 10 million, waste treatment has become an urgent issue for Hanoi on its path to becoming a sustainable city.

IFC wants to provide large financial packages in both mid- and long-term for Hanoi in waste treatment, transportation and smart lighting.

Hanoi expects the ratio of renewable energy to account for 1% of the total primary energy by 2025.

One of the key breakthroughs for Hanoi’s development is urban transportation, including ongoing urban railway projects, Hanoi’s mayor Chu Ngoc Anh has said.

Waste-to-energy technology is a feasible solution for the solid waste problem in Vietnam's major cities, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.