End User: Aitken Spence PLC

Country: Sri Lanka

Project Brief

The growing problem of waste disposal was addressed by the Colombo Municipal Council who invited bids for the implementation of an environmentally acceptable and sustainable mechanism for the disposal of municipal solid waste. The Western Power Company (Pvt.) Ltd, (WPC) a subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC, was selected through this competitive bidding process and was the only company to complete the project among few others. Aitken Spence has since invested around Rs. 15 billion for the project.

Furthermore, WPC entered into a Waste Supply Agreement (WSA) with the CMC and a Standardized Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) with the Ceylon Electricity Board, for a tenure of 20 years in 2017.

WPC also entered into a contract with a leading Chinese engineering company to design, build, and transfer a modern waste incineration plant. Renowned engineering consultancy firm, Ramboll AG, headquartered in Denmark was appointed as the Owner’s Engineer.

The waste-to-energy plant will incinerate this waste, supplied by the Colombo Municipal Council. 600 – 800 tons of waste will be processed every day and the power supplied to the national grid.

The waste-to-energy plant will provide 10MW of electricity to the National Grid and this falls within the Western Region Megalopolis Plan. The Non-conventional Renewable Energy produced by the project is compatible with the NCRE targets put in place by the Ministry of Power and Energy.

The Non-conventional Renewable Energy produced by the project is compatible with the NCRE targets put in place by the Ministry of Power and Energy. Additionally, the power plant has been completely aligned with global benchmarks for social, environmental governance, and sustainability during its construction and is set to exceed these standards during operation.

We successfully supply engineering materials and chemicals like slaked lime on regular basis to this project.