The site in question possesses a commissioned biomass plant, which is used by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) to generate electricity from rotting waste material.
Currently, one megawatt of power is generated from the Simmer and Jack landfill site. This electricity is then sent to the Wychwood Substation in Germiston, relieving some of the pressure on the national grid.According to the EMM’s spokesperson, Mr Themba Gadebe, the municipality is heeding Eskom’s call to reduce its demand of electricity.
Further to this, he said the EMM is looking at expanding its clean energy initiative, which turns waste into usable products, such as methane gas into electricity.
The project is still in its planning stages and it is expected to cost the EMM R22-million.
Mr Gadebe said the EMM plans to build another biomass plant to generate two megawatts of power from other landfill sites in Ekurhuleni.
