Cape Town switched on a pioneering gas-to-energy plant at Coastal Park Landfill on 12 November, a project the City says will generate enough electricity to power 4 300 households by converting landfill methane into usable power, reports Cape {town} Etc.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and mayoral committee members for Urban Waste Management and Energy joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commission the new generator, which the City has so far funded to the value of R93 million and plans to expand with a further R82 million over the next three years.
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City officials say the plant will produce about 1.3 million kilowatt hours a month, of which some 1.2 million kWh will be fed into the Cape Town grid.
The remainder will power operations at the landfill, reducing running costs and improving efficiency for ratepayers.
The initiative has already generated R36 million in carbon credits by cutting landfill emissions. The City expects reduced bulk electricity purchases from Eskom and carbon-credit sales to help the projects pay for themselves over time.
‘It was exciting to power up our landfill gas-to-power plant at Coastal Park Landfill today,’ Mayor Hill-Lewis said, noting the project produces electricity, reduces emissions and returns revenue to public infrastructure.
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