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Abu Dhabi is to have three new charter schools Sharjah Ruler

that will be free for Emirati pupils. opens first waste-to-energy plant in Middle East

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Energy plant.
Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Bee›ah, delivered
inaugurated on Tuesday the Sharjah Waste to Energy a speech in which he thanked the Ruler of Sharjah for
The schools in Zayed City will be ready to welcome opportunities, to learn and thrive in a healthy and plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East. his continuous support for Bee›ah and its continuous
pupils in September 2024. They are expected to safe environment,” said Dr Tareq Al Ameri, executive The ceremony was attended by H.H. Sheikh Sultan efforts in implementing the emirate›s vision, which
accommodate 5,360 pupils. director of the licensing sector at Abu Dhabi›s bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince contributed to the completion of the Sharjah Waste-
Charter schools work on the public-private model, Department of Education and Knowledge. and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin to-Energy plant.
under which the government builds the infrastructure The concept of charter schools was introduced in Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Bee’ah Group has achieved a qualitative achievement
and then lets a private partner manage the school. Abu Dhabi in 2019 when the management of a dozen H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, in the Emirate of Sharjah by raising the diversion of
The construction contract has been awarded to Australian government schools in the emirate was taken over by Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. waste away from landfills at a rate of 76 percent, the
company Plenary Group and Belgian group BESIX, but the private sector operators. The plant is the first project of Emirates Waste to highest in the Middle East, with the support of various
private school operator will be decided later. They are free for their exclusively Emirati pupils, who Energy, a joint venture established by BEEAH Energy, the recycling facilities that receive various types of waste.
The new campuses will be built sustainably with all live in the neighbourhood where the school is located. renewable energy business of BEEAH Group, and Masdar, «With the waste-to-energy plant entering the actual
the modern facilities and will be better spaced out to Currently, there are 16 charter schools in Abu Dhabi one of the world›s leading renewable energy companies. operation phase, we will be able to completely treat
limit the spread of Covid-19. city and Al Ain offering the American curriculum to Mohammed Hassan Khalaf, Director-General of the non-recyclable waste, thus raising the rate of waste
“With its world-class standards, the three new schools children in primary school. Higher classes will be Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, gave a presentation diversion in the Emirate of Sharjah away from landfills
will empower more pupils to access quality education added as pupils graduate. on the achievements of Bee’ah, the Sharjah Waste to to one hundred percent,» he added.

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