South Africa

Bisasar Road Landfill — 7 MW Waste

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Bisasar Road Landfill is a 7 MW waste power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
7 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2008

Year online

Owner
Ethekwini Municipality

Operator

Location
-29.81, 30.98

Coordinates

Insights

#189
largest in South Africa
#448
largest Waste worldwide
#27,007
largest worldwide
2008
5 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Ethekwini Municipality
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Waste
Capacity
7 MW
Commissioned
2008
Status
Operational
Owner
Ethekwini Municipality
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-29.813, 30.982

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
13,153 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
328,829 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
330 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,859
cars / year
1,754
homes / year
597,870
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Bisasar Road Landfill is a 6.5 MW waste-to-energy power plant in South Africa, operated by Ethekwini Municipality since 2008.

Ranked #2 of 6 waste plants in South Africa, Bisasar Road Landfill represents 15.26% of the country’s total waste capacity of 43 MW. The largest waste plant in South Africa is the Hernic Waste Heat Plant at 25 MW, making this facility 3.85 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Avon Gas Turbine Peaking Station (670 MW, Oil), Avon Peaking Power Plant (670 MW, Gas), and Mariannhill Landfill (2 MW, Waste). The facility is located in KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 30 km south of Durban.

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