Hong Kong’s second waste incinerator ‘may be completed 2 years ahead of schedule’, bureau says
- I·PARK2, a waste-to-energy incinerator in Tuen Mun’s Tsang Tsui, was originally expected to be completed in the early 2030s
Hong Kong’s second municipal waste incinerator may be completed two years earlier, with environment authorities considering giving contractors financial incentives to speed up construction.
I·PARK2, a waste-to-energy incinerator located on a 18-hectare (44.5 acres) site of the middle ash lagoon in Tsang Tsui, Tuen Mun, was expected to be completed in the early 2030s when construction was announced in January 2022.
Authorities said the timeline could be shortened after consulting an expert team and large-scale mainland Chinese waste incineration enterprises, according to a paper released by the Environment and Ecology Bureau on Tuesday.
“The construction period could be approximately shortened from the original estimate of 72 months to 54 months, a 25 per cent reduction or 18 months ahead of the original estimated schedule,” it said.
“With the construction schedule expedited and various advance work synchronised, they expected that the proposed I·PARK2 could be completed about two years earlier than the original estimated schedule.”
The bureau also suggested including financial incentives in the contract to encourage the contractor to speed up construction.
