Avertas Energy targets household, commercial, industrial waste
Homes get power boost from waste
Australia’s first large-scale energy from waste project – a 36 MW plant at Kwinana in Western Australia – is expected to power up to 50,000 homes using household waste, contributing to the grid stability of the South West Interconnected System.
$700m
Investment
400,000t
waste per year
36 MW
energy generation
$90m
CEFC finance
This facility represents a significant opportunity to reduce pressure on landfill capacity and create a new and reliable source of green power. We are proud to be supporting Western Australia to achieve its waste management and green energy goals, and we are committed to engaging with local communities throughout construction and once the facility is operating.Frank SmithAvertas Energy
Our investment
Up to $90 million in CEFC finance is part of a $400 million debt syndicate that also includes SMBC, Investec, Siemens, IFM Investors and Metrics Credit Partners, some of which have prior experience in banking EfW projects globally. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is contributing a further $23 million in grant funding.
our impact
The Avertas Energy Kwinana plant is a co-development between Macquarie Capital and Phoenix Energy and is owned by Macquarie Capital and Dutch Infrastructure Fund.
The Kwinana plant has secured long-term supply contracts for the majority of its waste requirements from the Rivers Regional Council and the City of Kwinana.
When built, the $700 million Avertas Energy project will be able to process around 400,000 tonnes of domestic ‘red bin’ and commercial and industrial residual waste a year.
By processing household waste from local councils, it will produce cost-competitive baseload renewable energy. It is also expected to reduce CO2-e emissions by more than 400,000 tonnes per year – the equivalent of taking 85,000 cars off the road.
The Kwinana plant will use technology that already has a strong track record in Europe and meets strict environmental requirements. The thermally-treated waste heats water into steam to produce electricity, with metals recovered for recycling and other by-product materials suitable for reuse in the construction industry.
