Name of the Project
Waste-to-energy project.

Location
The facility will be located in the Drakenstein municipality, near Wellington, in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
MBHE African Power.

Project Description
The project entails the development of South Africa’s first waste-to-energy plant.

The plant will contribute 10 MW to the country’s power grid – enough to power more than 10 000 South Africa homes.

The facility will use wet organic fraction to produce biogas and the dry fraction of locally available municipal waste to provide clean-burning natural gas energy for the Drakenstein municipality.

In addition to providing a renewable-energy resource, the project will address limited landfill availability by diverting up to 500 t of municipal waste a day from the landfill to the waste-to-energy plant, reducing the waste volume by 90%.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
MBHE has selected Black & Veatch to provide technical assistance for the waste-to-energy plant.

Black & Veatch will serve as owner’s engineers to provide fuel characterisation, front-end engineering and design (Feed) and tender support for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Black & Veatch (FEED, EPC, O&M).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
MBHE African Power, tel + 27 11 026 1802 or email info@mbhenergy.com.
Black & Veatch media contact Patrick MacElroy, tel +1 646-779-8354 or email MacElroyp@bv.com.