John Laing Group plc has entered into an agreement to invest AUD51.5 million (approximately US$35.6 million) in the East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in Perth, Australia.
This utility-scale, AUD510.8 million (US$352.5 million) waste-to-energy plant will help to address Australia’s rising waste management problem by diverting waste from landfill and will also generate 28.96 MW of renewable baseload energy to support Western Australia’s electricity network.
When operational, the center will process around 300,000 tonnes of residual waste per year, the equivalent of taking 70,000 cars off the road. It is expected to create around 300 jobs during construction and 40-50 during operation.
The project has been co-developed by organizations including New Energy Corporation, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), and Tribe Infrastructure Group, and John Laing is investing alongside HZI and Acciona. The center is expected to be operational by 2023.
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