Putting Circular Economy into Practice -- CTCI Joins Hands with Evergreen Steel to Build Taiwan's Landmark BOT Biomass Energy Center

Backed by its rich experience and project performance in the fields of incinerator and waste management, CTCI, Taiwan's largest EPC turnkey service contractor, has successfully secured the "Taoyuan City Biomass Energy Center Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Project" under a Joint Venture (JV) formed by CTCI Corporation, CTCI's parent company, ECOVE, an affiliate of CTCI, in conjunction with Evergreen Steel Corp. The JV also established "EVER ECOVE Corp." as the concession company for the BOT project, with CTCI responsible for the construction of the project and ECOVE Environment Services Corporation, a subsidiary of ECOVE, responsible for its operation and maintenance. 

The landmark Biomass Energy Center BOT project in Taiwan is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021 with a concession period of 25 years. Different from the traditional waste incineration plant, it will not only achieve the dual benefits of proper waste disposal and energy resource recovery (power generation) but will also lead the trend and create a new generation of cycling-type environmental park with low pollution, diversified treatment, and sustainable operation. It will become a model indicator for the promotion and development of the circular economy by the Taoyuan City Government.

The scope of this project includes heat treatment (waste incineration), anaerobic digestion, landfill and other related facilities. The facility puts the circular economy into practice by directing waste to reduction, reuse and recycling. After completion, the center will be responsible for handling household waste and general business waste in Taoyuan City, and recovering waste heat generated during heat treatment to generate electricity. Through the anaerobic digestion power generation technology, the facility is able to process the kitchen waste which is with high moisture content and not suitable for burning, and create the best way to process kitchen waste.

CTCI has been deeply cultivating the resource cycling industry for 20 years and is the only investor/builder in Taiwan that has the turnkey capability of the waste incineration plant and owns successful implementation experience of the only two incineration plant BOT projects in Taiwan. ECOVE is the first environmental resource management service company in Taiwan to acquire the qualifications for the operation of incineration plants overseas. Its services include the resource recycling of various materials such as waste disposal and Energy-from-Waste, waste and wastewater treatment and renewable energy development. ECOVE's business landscape covers Macao, Greater China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. The three major businesses of aviation, shipping, and steel owned by the JV partner Evergreen Group, also with a mission of guarding the green earth. Evergreen Steel and is leading in the Biomass Energy Center project, has a foothold in environmental protection and has made the investment to two companies, namely Hsin Yung Enterprise and Super Max Engineering. In the future, Evergreen Group will also expand its investment in environmental protection.

In this project, the JV team of CTCI and Evergreen stood out from the fierce competition with its high energy efficiency, technical solutions for effective processing of multiple wastes, and the concept of putting the circular economy into practice. CTCI is committed to continuing to uphold the brand spirit of "The Most Reliable" and join hands with Evergreen to establish Taoyuan City as an advanced, environmentally friendly homeland.