East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant, Australia

22nd January 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
East Rockingham waste-to-energy (WtE) plant.

Location
East Rockingham, in Western Australia.

Project Owner/s
The project is owned by John Laing Group (40%), Masdar/Tribe Infrastructure Group (40%), Acciona Concesiones (10%), and Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI – 10%).

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a utility-scale WtE plant to help meet Australia’s renewable power generation and local waste-management objectives in an environmentally sustainable way. The plant will generate 29 MWe of dependable electricity, enough to power more than 36 000 Australian households.

At least half of this electricity will be fuelled from renewable biogenic material, with a minimum overall carbon dioxide footprint. It will also contribute to a significant overall reduction of green­house-gas emissions, compared with landfilling the waste that produces methane emissions that are much more harmful than carbon dioxide.

Once completed, the WtE will treat about 300 000 t/y of waste, preventing the emission equivalent of more than 300 000 t/y of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The facility will also recover about 70 000 t/y of bottom ash, which will be processed for use in road bases and other construction materials.

Potential Job Creation
The project is expected to create about 300 jobs during construction and 40 to 50 jobs during operation.

Capital Expenditure
A$510.8-million.

Planned Start/End Date
The centre is expected to be operational by 2023.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
GE Steam Power (steam turbine).

Contact Details for Project Information
John Laing (Australia), tel +61 2 8999 9104 or email enquiry-APAC@laing.com.
Tribe Infrastructure Group, tel +61 437 820374 or email australia@tribeig.com.
Acciona Concesiones, tel +34 91663 2850 or email gabinetedeprensa@acciona.es.
Hitachi Zosen Inova, TEL +41 44 277 11 11 or email info@hz-inova.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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