On January 8, 2026, the first unit of the Hong Kong waste-to-energy project, for which Hangzhou Steam Turbine Group (HTT) supplied core steam turbine equipment and full-lifecycle technical services, achieved successful single-unit startup on first trial.All operating parameters of the unit accurately met specifications and remained stable and controllable, marking that the project has officially entered the critical phase of complete unit commissioning. This injects strong “Chinese power” into Hong Kong’s effort to build a “Zero-waste City”. At the project site on the artificial island off the coast of the New Territories, Hong Kong, real-time data in the main control room remained steady. Upon command, HTT’s self-developed steam turbine dedicated for waste-to-energy started smoothly, with speed steadily rising to the rated value. Key indicators including bearing vibration, oil temperature and exhaust temperature maintained excellent levels throughout, and the startup process was completed successfully. The technical team and owner’s representatives jointly witnessed this important milestone.

As Hong Kong’s largest waste-to-resource utilization project to date, the West New Territories Landfill Expansion Project is the largest contract-value project in the history of China State Construction International, with a total contract value of HK$61.1 billion.To address the waste disposal challenge caused by the increasing saturation of Hong Kong’s existing strategic landfills, the Hong Kong SAR Government launched the West New Territories Landfill Expansion Program. Adopting the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) model, the project will provide approximately 76 million cubic meters of landfill capacity upon completion, with the capacity to treat about 10,000 tonnes of solid waste per day.Once commissioned, the unit will realize the closed-loop treatment of household waste by “turning waste into electricity”, providing new momentum for the green and low-carbon development of Hong Kong as an international metropolis.

The DBO model is an internationally accepted project implementation model, short for Design-Build-Operate. Under this model, a single contractor or consortium is authorized to take charge of the entire project lifecycle, including design, construction, and long-term operation and maintenance. This approach is commonly used in government projects, where the government provides financing, while the contractor bears the risks related to design, construction and operation.