DUBAI: The UAE has completed construction of the country’s first waste-to-energy plant in Sharjah, news agency WAM reported. Once tested and commissioned, the facility will help Sharjah to become the region’s first zero-waste city, by turning unrecyclable waste into clean energy. The project is expected to reduce waste sent to landfill across the UAE, thus contributing to the nation’s clean energy resources. It is also capable of producing 30 megawatts of low-carbon electricity, enough to power 28,000 homes in Sharjah. The project is a joint venture established by BEEAH Energy, the renewable energy business of BEEAH Group, and Masdar — one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies. “We look forward to a successful testing and commissioning phase, followed by achieving full operations, which will make Sharjah the Middle East’s first zero-waste city. This will also be a landmark moment as we work toward a zero-waste, clean-energy future for the nation, the region and beyond,” Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of BEEAH Group, said.