AKIZ – A VIETNAMESE-GERMAN JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT

Over the past years the economic growth in Vietnam has risen significantly. As a result Vietnam has an increasing number of more than 200 registered industrial zones without sustainable wastewater treatment. To approach this challenge, a "Flagship Project" is planned for Tra Noc Industrial Zone at Can Tho City in the Mekong-Delta. Accomplishing KfW-financed activities for the central sewage treatment plant of the industrial zone, the German-Vietnamese joint research project develops an integrated wastewater concept for industrial zones (“AKIZ” = “Integriertes Abwasserkonzept für Industriezonen”) to secure the efficiency and sustainable operation of the whole wastewater system including all its technical components. In addition to the combination of centralised and decentralised wastewater treatment solutions, the close connection of technical and financial planning is an important part of the integrative approach. This also includes adequate structures for wastewater tariffing and cost allocation.

 

Entrance of Tra Noc Industrial Zone

Objectives and tasks

Using containerized pilot plants in different branches of Tra Noc Industrial Zone, high-tech solutions for pre-treatment of wastewaters, generation of energy from wastewater and recuperation of valuable substances will be adapted and verified by on-site pilot systems, taking into consideration the local conditions. Concepts for sewage sludge management will be investigated. Monitoring surveys will create the database for control mechanisms especially in terms of toxic wastewaters.

Furthermore, sociological and ecological aspects will be researched. The sustainable implementation of AKIZ shall be supported through capacity building with stakeholders and local partners.

Applied science and close co-operation

Within the frame of six sub-projects, German and Vietnamese research and industrial partners jointly perform the research work and practical application of the pilot systems in Tra Noc together with relevant local authorities. Furthermore, the project is conducted in co-operation with the KfW Development Bank and other ODA partners.

Four main project phases

The project will be implemented in four main phases between 2010 and 2014: basic and conceptual studies, adaption to local situation and set-up, optimisation and evaluation, and, finally, verification and transfer of results.

 

Time line

Best practice guides

The results of the project will be condensed into two guidelines:

These guidelines will be addressed to both Vietnamese and German decision makers, to give impulses for a sustainable development of the industrial wastewater sector, not only in Vietnam but also in other countries with similar conditions.

Support by research ministries and industry

The joint project is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MOST). Additional financial contributions of the participating German industrial partners emphasis the economic relevance of the project. The total project budget amounts to more than 10 mil. EUR.

 

Drainage in Tra Noc Industrial Zone

 

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