Reppie waste-to-energy plant

The Reppie waste-to-energy plant is a waste-to-energy plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which treats waste from the city. The plant was developed by Cambridge Industries Ltd for Ethiopian Electric Power and Addis Ababa City Administration.[1] The facility was founded by Samuel Alemayehu to tackle waste in the city of Addis Ababa.[2][3] August 2018, the plant began operations, making it is the first waste-to-energy plant in Africa.[4]

Reppie
Official nameReppie Waste-to-Energy Plant
CountryEthiopia
LocationAddis Ababa
Coordinates08°58′40.1″N 38°42′35.6″E
StatusOperational
Construction beganOctober 2014
Commission dateApril 2019
Construction costUSD 118.95m
Owner(s)Ethiopian Electric Power
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelMunicipal Solid Waste
Power generation
Nameplate capacity25MW
Capacity factor90%

Overview

The Reppie waste-to-energy plant includes two combustion systems (MARTIN SITY 2000 reverse grates) with 2 waste cranes with a capacity of 2x700 ton/d = 1400 ton/d. The Reppie site is built on reclaimed land from an old landfill. The sites include facilities to process household and commercial waste, using waste combustion to recover energy, biological treatment, re-use, recycling and landfill.

  • Reppie Waste to Energy facility boilers
  • Reppie Waste-to-Energy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

References
  1. Cambridge Industries (2016). "Reppie Waste-to Energy Facility" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. Harper, Mary (2015-12-30). "Restrictive Ethiopia cuts an economic dash". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. "This African city is turning a mountain of trash into energy". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. "Ethiopia inaugurates its first waste-to-energy project". Xinhua. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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