| Reppie | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | Reppie Waste-to-Energy Plant |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Location | Addis Ababa |
| Coordinates | 08°58′40.1″N 38°42′35.6″E / 8.977806°N 38.709889°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | October 2014 |
| Commission date | April 2019 |
| Construction cost | USD 118.95m |
| Owner | Ethiopian Electric Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Municipal Solid Waste |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 25MW |
| Capacity factor | 90% |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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] The plant became operational in August 2018 making it the first waste-to-energy plant in Africa.[4]
- ^ Cambridge Industries (2016). "Reppie Waste-to Energy Facility" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Harper, Mary (2015-12-30). "Restrictive Ethiopia cuts an economic dash". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "This African city is turning a mountain of trash into energy". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Ethiopia inaugurates its first waste-to-energy project". Xinhua. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.