Wenshan incineration plant in Taichung will be operational in 4 years at the earliest before groundbreaking begins before Lu Hsiu-yen leaves office

The construction of the Wenshan Incineration Plant in Taichung has begun. (Photo by reporter Huang Xulei)

There are 400,000 tons of garbage piled up in the Dali landfill in Taichung, and it has been dubbed "the largest garbage mountain in the country" by Green Camp. In order to solve the problem of about 202 metric tons of garbage that cannot be removed every day, Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan and Taiwan Cement Chairman Zhang Anping jointly presided over the start of the Wenshan Incineration Plant replacement project today (14th). It is expected to be officially operational in 4 years (2030) to replace the old furnace.

Lu Xiuyan emphasized that "civil construction has started, and she will leave office in two months." KMT Taichung City Councilors Zhu Nuanying, Liu Shizhou, and Huang Xinhui, and People's Party Taichung City Councilor Jiang Heshu were present. Green Camp Representatives did not attend the groundbreaking ceremony. Local Nantun District Councilor He Wenhai criticized that Lu Xiuyan's project to replace the old Wenshan incinerator with a new one was "stuck for 8 years," resulting in a backlog of garbage and putting Taichung facing a garbage war crisis.

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Lu Xiuyan, Zhang Anping and Kuomintang Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen started the groundbreaking for the Wenshan Incineration Plant replacement project this morning (14th). The project is based on the BOT model (private construction, operation and transfer model), which is jointly promoted by the Central City Government and TCC Wenshan Environmental Protection Technology Company, a subsidiary of TCC. After the groundbreaking of the civil engineering project, it will be completed and operational at the earliest four years (2030).

Lu Xiuyan said, "I will be done in two months before leaving office." The new furnace body and power generation mechanism are being built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which can strengthen the resilience of waste treatment and increase the annual processing capacity from the current 600 metric tons to 900 metric tons. At the same time, it will control granular pollutants, sulfur dioxide and dioxin and other pollution projects, "let Wenshan rise on the ground." Lu Xiuyan also handed over the baton to Jiang Qichen, asking "Qichen to choose carefully and do a good job if he becomes mayor."

Most of the local representatives, including the chairman of the Wenshan Garbage Treatment Plant Operation Supervision Committee, did not show up to express their protest. DPP City Councilor He Wenhai said that the local people are determined to oppose the construction of the Wenshan Incinerator. Lu Xiuyan's "stuck" project to replace the old Wenshan Incinerator with a new one has left Taichung facing the crisis of the garbage war. Failure to resolve it while in office will be a stumbling block for future presidential elections.

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