Energy from Waste

Nairobi, Kenya
Energy from Waste

AMACO S.A.

NAIROBI CITY, Energy from Waste (EfW) facility plant

(Project with reference and registration code ES0090/AMACO/2024)

AMACO Nairobi City Project

powering the future

Kenya, Nairobi City Waste Management and production of 100 MW of Electricity

Project with reference and registration code ES0090/AMACO/2024, with capacity building to commission an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility plant for the City of Nairobi.

Nairobi waste composition today consists of Paper, food, plastics, metals, organic, grass, other, as bellow:

  • Paper: 8.0%
  • Aluminum: 1.0%
  • Glass: 3.0%
  • Plastics: 17%
  • Other Inorganics: 4%
  • Other Organics: 57%
  • Conceptual design photo with project reference and registration code ES0090/AMACO/2024, with capacity building to commission an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility plant for the City of Nairoby.

Nairobi City, Energy from Waste facility design (EfW model of similar projects in Europe)

Energy from Waste (EfW) facility plant

for the City of Nairobi

The objective of the project with reference and registration code ES0090/AMACO/2024, is to support the Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) with capacity building to commission an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility plant for the City of Nairobi. The EfW facility project design that is recommended should include the establishment of the following sections/activities:

  • Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) for processing of recyclable material from the ‘’as received’ waste.

  • MSW Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) for reducing the moisture of the waste and enhancing the calorific value per kg prior to energy recovery.

  • EfW for generating electricity to be fed into the national grid.

  • Improve the living conditions of Nairobi City, decrease considerably the energy costs, make electricity affordable, and accessible for all citizens.

The Energy from Waste facility project that is recommended should include: 

Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)

  • Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT).

  • EfW for generating electricity.

The Technology type for the EfW facility is open for a conventional mass burn process. The nominal design capacity of the plant is between 40MW and 65MW electrical net (see bellow photo with the EfW design).

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