Green Fuel Solution, a US-based company, announced plan to generate clean and renewable energy from solid waste in Ethiopia.
While discussing with Ethiopia’s President Mulatu Teshome here today, Company Development Director Marlon Pujol said the company is waiting permission from the government to launch its activity.
If completed soon, the project would be the nation’s second project to generate energy from solid waste, following the landfill being constructed in the capital, Addis Ababa.The nation has been constructing a landfill at Repi where the municipality’s waste has been disposed to generate 50mw power from solid waste, which would make it number one in the continent in terms of generating capacity.
The Director has also explained the company’s desire to produce material used for construction of asphalt roads from the bi-products.The company is also interested in producing refinery equipments and supplying them to other African countries, he added.
The company will implement the project in partnership with G.A. Engineering Association.
The project would help Ethiopia’s efforts to produce clean energy and job creation, President of G.A. Engineering Association Girma Allero said.
Girma said the project will be implemented in collaboration with the state owned Metal and Engineering Corporation.
For his part, President Mulatu said the project matches the country’s policy which promotes clean and renewable energy development.
He affirmed that the government will extend any support the company needs for the operationalization of the project, according to a high level official who attended the meeting.
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