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07/07/2008
Jiangyin Waste-to-energy Project Commences
Commercial Operation
Urban Waste Water Upgrading Project Starts Running
Offers Complete Solution toPollution in Jiangyin
China Everbright International Limited (“Everbright
International” or the “Company”) announced
that its waste-to-energy project in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province
has commenced commercial operation and its urban waste water
treatment plant upgrading project in the city was also completed.
A ceremony marking the inauguration of the projects was held
on 4 July and attended by representatives of provincial and
municipal government departments.
Jiangyin Waste-to-Energy Project
In January 2006, the Company secured Jiangyin
waste-to-energy project on BOT basis with an exclusive operation
right for 30 years. The project is divided into two phases.
With a total investment of approximately RMB389,000,000, Phase
I has a daily designed processing capacity of 800 tonnes and
will supply no less than 77,000,000 KWh of electricity to
the power grid per year during the concession term. Phase
I construction was completed and started supplied electricity
to the power grid in January this year, two months ahead of
schedule and has begun commercial operation on 26 March. Phase
II, with a designed processing capacity of 400 tonnes a day,
is being planned.
Jiangyin Waste Water
Treatment Upgrading Project
Jiangyin waste water treatment project is
the Company’s first water treatment project in Jiangsu
province and its “first stop” to restore water
quality in the Taihu Lake region. The acquisition cost of
the project is RMB624,000,000 with the Company holding 70%
equity interest. In January this year, four water treatment
plants in Jiangyin region were formally handed over to the
Company for upgrading to National Grade 1A water discharge
standard. The upgrade cost is RMB201,000,000 and was completed
on schedule this month with the designed daily waste water
treatment capacity reaching 190,000 tonnes.
Mr. Chen Xiaoping, Chief Executive Officer
of Everbright International, said, “Jiangyin has had
strong economic growth in recent years and a commercial sector
with rising need for environmental protection services. To
tap this market with strong growth potential, the Company
adopting a practical yet effective approach managed to develop
environmental protection projects including the waste-to-energy
projects and waste water treatment projects with much success
in just a few years. Furthermore, we signed a letter of intent
with the Jiangyin municipal government to invest in an urban
and a rural sewage piping network, and waste water treatment
plants in the next two to three years. Our ultimate goal is
to create an integrated plant and piping network system that
can serve as the first model project integrating urban and
rural waste water treatment operations in one system in China.
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“This is just the beginning of
our work in Jiangyin. In addition to the two projects, we
will actively seek to expand into urban sludge treatment and
methane-to-energy areas, so as to offer solutions to all the
different environmental protection problems encountered by
the city, while enhancing the reputation of the ‘Everbright
Environment’ brand and in turn the Company’s profit.”
Mr. Chen concluded.

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