Premier Zille launches R400m waste to energy plant – an African first
25 January 2017
Premier Helen Zille today launched a R400 million waste to energy plant in Athlone, Cape Town. The Premier was joined by City of Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille.
The New Horizons Energy plant will process more than 500 tons of municipal solid waste, wet trade waste and pure organic waste into environmentally considerate energy and recycled bi-products. The plant is the first of its kind in Africa.
The project will create an estimated 500 indirect jobs, and 80 direct jobs.
Collected waste material from homes across the City will be converted into: