ACCIONA has won contract to construct a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in East Rockingham in Western Australia, the country’s second large-scale WTE plant, in a contract worth A$511 million ($354 million).
Once completed, it will treat around 300,000 tons of waste every year, preventing more than 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year — the pollution generated by around 64,000 cars.
The plant will have a net capacity to generate 29 megawatts of renewable electricity, equivalent to the consumption of more than 36,000 households, and will be located in the industrial region of Rockingham, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Perth and 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the pioneering plant in Kwinana.
ACCIONA is the lead contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project, together with Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), as well as holding an equity stake in the company for the project alongside HZI and John Laing.
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