- Clean-Seas is set to develop a waste-to-power plant in Kinshasa.
- The plant will utilise plastic waste from the state capital.
- The plant is set to generate 96MWh annually.
Hamden has selected Clean-Seas to build a waste-to-power plant in Kinshasa; D.R.C. Clean-Seas will also operate the plant for 30 years. The company which provides technological solutions for waste management will use pyrolysis technology to recover plastic waste in the D.R.C. capital. Pyrolysis involves heating plastic waste to over 400°C in a tank to produce synthesis gas used to power electric generators.
Kinshasa has a population of about 15 million, with daily waste production estimated at 9,000 tonnes. Clean-Seas plans to convert 200 tonnes of used plastics daily. The plant is expected to generate 96MWh of electricity annually.
Clean-Seas will supply the power generated from the plant to the national grid. As part of the process, Clean-Seas will generate 15,000 litres of diesel fuel, 3,500 litres of industrial lubricants and three metric tonnes of coal. Clean-Seas will also improve local capacity to operate the plant via training. The project has been estimated to require an investment of $30 million and will be financed by Clean-Seas with loans from development partners.