CTCI Turns Idle Landfill Into Photovoltaic Power Facility

G.D. Development Corporation (GDDC), a subsidiary of the global engineering services provider CTCI, has completed construction of a 2MW photovoltaic power facility at Tainan's Cheng-Hsi  Refuse Incineration Plant. The two-hectare facility, completed on August 14th, is part of a two-phase development project that will have a total capacity of 12MW when fully completed in 2018, and which sits atop an idle landfill that once served the Tainan county area.

The new facility will supply 550 households with electricity throughout the year, and serves as a role model for the use of idle landfills in Taiwan.

GDDC, whose tender met the project’s stringent requirements in 2016, has assumed responsibility for equipment investment, construction, management, and maintenance. Electricity generated by the new facility will be sold to the Taiwan Power Company, generating a financial return for the Tainan city government, whilst also benefiting local communities.