Barbados Port Inc moving to generate electricity from waste

The Barbados Port Inc. is moving to generate electricity from waste collected. This is to be done through the replacement of its decommissioned incinerator with a waste to energy facility. The project will cost 40 million dollars and will be funded with assistance from the Inter-American Development Bank. According to the port's Divisional Manager of Innovation and Corporate Service, Captain Karl Branch, this project will be implemented over the next two years, with a mobile solution to deal with waste to be established in April. He explains that as one of the countries engaged in home porting, there must be provisions for receiving waste under the international regulations, which will be used along with port waste to produce the electricity. Captain Branch was speaking during a town hall meeting to discuss the environmental and social impact assessment for installation of the facility. Meanwhile, Divisional Manager of Operations Ian Stewart says pyrolysis and gasification were investigated before deciding on incineration as the best option. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities