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2021/11
Taiwan: CTCI & HDEC Contribute to Building Green Project: Chungli Water Resource Recycling Center Officially Breaks Ground
TAOYUAN, Nov. 15, 2021- Chungli Sewerage System BOT Project officially breaks ground for its Water Resource Recycling Center on Nov. 15, to effectively resolve the long-standing domestic sewage problem in southern districts of Taoyuan City and to significantly improve the living quality for Taoyuan citizens.
The Chungli Sewerage System BOT Project was contracted to CTCI & HDEC Water Business Corporation (CTCI & HDEC WBC), a concessionaire established by CTCI Corporation (CTCI) and Hsin-Dar Environment Corporation (HDEC) solely for the project implementation. With a concession period of 35 years, CTCI & HDEC WBC is to construct the Water Resource Recycling Center in four phases, each to establish a wastewater treatment capacity of 39,200 Cubic Meter per Day (CMD). The first phase is scheduled to be completed and become operational in 2023. And the full treatment capacity of 156,800CMD, along with 246KM of sewerage pipelines, will be reached upon project completion in 2040
Ting-Kuo Li, Chairman of CTCI & HDEC WBC and President of Infrastructure, Environmental & Power Business Operations of CTCI said, “Public Sewerage system underpins a city’s advancement. Chungli sewerage system project is one of the most important public infrastructure in recent years, from the perspective of its scale and the amount of people it serves. Thanks to Taoyuan City Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng and the city government’s support, we are confident to achieve the set target on time and to quality, to assist the city government to serve approximately 200,000 households in Chungli, Pingzhen, and Dayuan regions, around 32% of population in Taoyuan City, to treat wastewater. Besides, the project will also help reduce river pollution and improve the quality of living environment, create a triple-win situation for the government, residents, and enterprises.”
CTCI has entered sewerage system business for over four decades. In recent years, it is keen on the opportunities of water resource in the context of circular economy and has successfully expanded business to wastewater reclamation, from industrial, municipal sectors to that for high-tech plants owners. CTCI is committed to introducing green engineering technologies to projects executions worldwide as “the most reliable global engineering services provider.”
A 3D simulation of the project. Surrounded with green belts, the Water Resource Recycling Center helps revitalize landscape along the riverside, and will become a multifunctional space for recreation, ecology, and environmental education.
A group photo at blessing ritual. From left to right: Deputy Interior Minister Chang-Yueh Chiu, Taoyuan City Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng, and Chairman of CTCI & HDEC WBC and President of IEPBO of CTCI, Ting-Kuo Li.
A group photo at the groundbreaking ceremony. From left to right: CTCI & HDEC WBC and President of IEPBO of CTCI, Ting-Kuo Li, Taoyuan City Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng, and Deputy Interior Minister Chang-Yueh Chiu.