Background

The city of Kharkiv’s waste treatment and water purification facilities have seen better days. Like other municipal entities, they have suffered from a lack of financial funds. This has happened because consumer payments for their water have lagged and because of high maintenance expenses. Despite measurement data that attest to the quality of sewage purification, the pipeline system for effluents needs to be repaired due to corrosion. To maintain ecologically reliable measurement data for the population dwelling and to eliminate ‘green house effect’ it is necessary to obtain new up-to-date equipment and technologies for waste sludge handling. Sludge is generated after the biological treatment of waste water (as a result of dewatering and fermentation).

In General

After years of study and planning, the KhKOV has developed an effective and environmentally sound solution. An investment project “The Improvement of Sludge Treatment Facilities of Kharkiv Sewage System” has been developed to solve the city’s waste water issues. What’s more, this solution is designed to return tangible economic benefits to both the city and investors. Based on the latest technology and equipment from the United States (developed at Oak Ridge) and from other western countries, a new plant will not only process and clean the area’s water. It will generate methane gas for generating electric power and sterilized sludge for use as fertilizer.

Budgeted at $22 million, Kharkiv’s new treatment facilities will take several years to build. Particular emphasis will be placed on creating a facility that does no harm to the surrounding ecology. The payback based on sales of electricity and fertilizer is expected to begin about 12 years after the start of construction. The loan repayment will be made through the economic results gained by:

Producing electric power and heat through biogas utilization
Reducing the land rent
Selling organic and mineral fertilizers

Goals

KhKOV is looking for investors to provide a capital loan for the new treatment facility. Another possibility would be for a U.S. waste or water treatment company to donate equipment or expertise. KhKOV would also like to learn more about U.S. sources of supply for the equipment and components needed for the project. As a secondary goal, KhKOV wants to sharpen its knowledge of the costs and tariffs associated with treatment plant operation and maintenance in the U.S.

Contact: Manager
Postal address: KhKOV
2, Shevchenko; Kharkov, 61013; Ukraine

Telephone: (380) 572 40-58-23
FAX: (380) 572 43-80-16
Electronic mail: hkov@fmail.foss.kharkov.ua

Background

In General

Goals

Information supplied by the Company December 2001. Page last updated: January 19, 2004