Morocco is set to build Africa's second large-scale waste-to-energy plant, a $1.5 billion project designed to turn millions of tons of household waste into electricity while tackling one of the country's biggest landfill pollution problems.
A consortium led by Swiss-Japanese waste management company Kanadevia Inova said construction of the facility in Casablanca is expected to begin by the end of 2026, with full commercial operations targeted for mid-2030.
Per Reuters report, the project is being developed in partnership with Moroccan energy firm Nareva and Japanese trading company Itochu under a concession awarded by Casablanca's city government.
Powering nearly one million people
Once completed, the facility will process around 1.5 million metric tons of waste annually and generate approximately 115 megawatts of electricity using municipal waste, landfill gas and solar energy. The output is expected to provide enough electricity for nearly one million people.
