The biggest waste water treatment plant in the region is to be built in Nis, and according to those in charge at the city administration, the plan is for an energy source to be obtained through the processing of biomass and for it to satisfy the domestic energy needs. This investment, worth EUR 86 million, is financed from the budget of Serbia and a grant from the European Union.
The mayor of Nis, Dragoslav Pavlovic, has visited the construction site of the factory within the waste water treatment plant, in “Ciganski kljuc”, not far from Popovac in Nis, and the plant spreads on 42 hectares and, as planned, will process water with a capacity of 780 liters per second.
Pavlovic emphasized that the construction of this factory was part of a more complex project which also entailed the construction of a whole new collector network in the city, as well as the connecting of Hum, Jelasnica, Gabrovac, Camurlija and the settlements along the way to the sewer system of the City of Nis.
- Along with the construction of the waste water treatment plant, there are also efforts toward the construction of a collector system with a length of 45 kilometers which is being built in Nis. Four villages which have not had sewerage so far will be connected to this whole system. When the collector network is built and all the waste water from the Nis sewer system enters the factory, it will be filtered here through various treatments and then, fully clean, be returned to the Nisava, which will contribute to a much cleaner environment for us – said Pavlovic.
He talked to representatives of the contractors, led by the Turkish company Arbiogaz, about the dynamics of the works and everything needed for the completion of the construction of, as said during the visit, the biggest ecological project in the region, the City of Nis announced. The head of the construction site, engineer Milorad Sulic, emphasized that there would be 45 separate facilities within the plant, which should, together with the collectors, solve the problem of waste waters from households and industry in Nis.
The works started last autumn, following the obtaining of all the necessary approvals and permits, and the construction is expected to be completed in a year and a half.
The director of Arbiogaz, Firat Aker, emphasized that there were intensive works toward the construction of the plant.
- We will be taking the water from three collectors, filter it and return it into nature as fully clean. So far, we have completed 10% of the works. The necessary equipment and mechanization have arrived, we have all the permits and the works will start at full speed soon – said Aker.
The construction of the plant itself will cost around EUR 53 million, and the total value of the facility, which, in addition to the factory, also entails the construction of 45 kilometers of the new collector network throughout the city, is EUR 86 million and is financed partly from the budget of the Republic of Serbia and partly from a grant of the European Union of slightly over EUR 41 million. The capacity of the future plant is designed for an equivalent of around 280,000 residents.
It is also important that the processing of the waste matters will produce biomass, which will be used as an energy source. It is estimated that, that way, according to engineer Marija Popovic, the plant alone, through its gas convectors, will secure around 70% of the energy necessary for the production process.
Source: Ekapija / Blic