Alec and Butec win Dhafra waste-to-energy contract

Alec and Butec win Dhafra waste-to-energy contract

The joint venture will undertake the design and build package for the IPP project

A joint venture of the UAE's Alec Engineering & Contracting (Alec) and Dubai and Beirut-headquartered Butec has been selected to design and build Abu Dhabi’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant project.The Alec-Butec JV will oversee the engineering, procurement and construction of all non-process-related activities, encompassing tasks such as civil engineering, concrete and structural steel work, installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, as well as building services.The construction team will also manage external works and site infrastructure development.The joint venture will partner with Zurich-headquartered Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), part of the consortium that will develop the project and which will undertake the project's main engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work.The plant will be located near the Al Dhafra landfill in Abu Dhabi. Once complete, it will process 900,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually for 30 years and generate about 80MW of electricity from a non-fossil fuel source.The aim of the project is to prevent the release of nearly 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions annually, Alec and Butec said. MEED Projects estimates that the Dhafra WTE project will require an investment of at least $600m.Concession agreementAbu Dhabi-based utility offtaker Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec) and Tadweer Group