The Republic of Moldova can get rid of waste and can become an energy independent country if it implements a project to build pyrolysis stations that was proposed by the diaspora, said members of the Association “We Are Moldova ETS” that is based in Italy.
In a news conference at IPN, Alexandru Melnic, the Association’s head, said the project provides for the creation of an investment fund to which the diaspora will transfer small sums. The fund will be used to create 33 pyrolysis-based waste processing stations, according to the Hornet system. The motivation to build the stations stems from the wish to clear Moldova of waste.
Through the agency of the Association “We Are Moldova ETS”, the diaspora submitted such a project to the Government of the Republic of Moldova, but no reaction followed, said Alexandru Melnic. When designing this project, it was taken into account the fact that 90% of those who left the country will return only when they are old, as polls show. Most of those who work abroad illegally will not have a pension in Moldova or in the country in which they work or will have a very small pension. This way, Moldova will experience a social problem – a lot of persons without a pension.
The Association’s head noted that the pyrolysis-based waste processing stations produce electricity. On average, a station with the capacity of processing 2 tonnes of waste an hour can generate 4.8 MW of power. Thirty-three pyrolysis stations can produce about 6 million MW of electricity. This way Moldova will become energy independent. But the most impotent thing is that all the waste dumps will be emptied as the stations process everything except for glass and iron.
Alexandru Melnic noted that the people who will invest in these stations will benefit from this private investment fund, from dividends from the revenues earned by selling electricity and processing waste, will have a pension when they return to Moldova. Jobs will be created and the problem of waste will be solved. The quality of air will improve as the given stations do not pollute the environment. Electrical energy will be produced locally and a sustainable economy based on ecological systems could be developed.
The proposal registered on January 18, 2022 with the signature of MP Mihai Popșoi was submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. No response was yet provided. The calls to organize public debates on the proposal also remained without an answer.
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