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Joburg looks to rubbish dumps to keep the lights on

As South Africa’s electricity situation remains shaky, the City of Joburg and Pikitup are turning to green technology and looking at using trash as an alternative means to providing energy, reports The Star.

The city anticipates that 19 megawatts of electricity can be generated from methane gas that is extracted from organic waste such as vegetables, wood, compost and fruits in five landfills – Robinson Deep, Marie Louise, Ennerdale, Linbro Park and Goudkoppies – in the next year or so, producing enough energy for thousands of households.

A pilot project at the Robinson Deep landfill, located in the south of Joburg, is currently being carried and is reportedly yielding good results.

The City of Joburg and Pikitup hope to reduce the emission of harmful greenhouse gases and help allievate some of the pressure to supply enough power for the entire country that Eskom is currently battling with.

According to Dave Harris, Pikitups’s disposals general manager, there is enough methane gas at the Robinson Deep landfill for the waste to electricity project to run for the next 15 to 20 years, if waste is properly maintained, stored and distributed.

[Source – The Star, Image – Wikimedia Commons]

 

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