Sudogwon Landfill Site Management Corp. President Jo Gang-hee (left) meets with Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea Choi Go-jo on Wednesday to discuss cooperation on an international greenhouse gas reduction project using landfill gas in Ghana. [Sudogwon Landfill Site Management Corp.]
Sudogwon Landfill Site Management Corp. President Jo Gang-hee (left) meets with Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea Choi Go-jo on Wednesday to discuss cooperation on an international greenhouse gas reduction project using landfill gas in Ghana. [Sudogwon Landfill Site Management Corp.]

Sudogwon Landfill Site Management Corp. has launched a cooperation initiative with Ghana on an international greenhouse gas reduction project.

SLC Corp. President Jo Gang-hee met Wednesday with Ghana's Ambassador to South Korea Choi Go-jo and Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corp. Chairman Han Man-hee, along with other key officials, to discuss waste-to-resource conversion and greenhouse gas reduction measures between the two countries.

The meeting was arranged to strengthen the operational capacity of SLC Corp.'s ongoing landfill gas projects in Ghana and to build a broader cooperation network.

The corporation is currently conducting a full feasibility study on landfill gas (LFG) incineration power generation at the Adipa landfill site in Ghana, as well as a preliminary feasibility study at the Oti landfill site.

The visiting delegation toured SLC Corp.'s third landfill section and a 50-megawatt landfill gas power generation facility, observing the corporation's advanced waste treatment and gas capture technologies firsthand.

The group then visited Dream Park Country Club, a golf course built on a closed landfill site, to examine best practices in post-closure landfill management and land reuse.

"The waste treatment and resource recovery technologies we have built through operating the Greater Seoul landfill are a core asset that can contribute to solving global environmental challenges," Jo said. "Starting with Ghana, we will continue to expand opportunities to enter overseas greenhouse gas reduction projects."


gilbert@heraldcorp.com