The Lagos State Government has received a €120 million support fund from the Dutch Government to support and enhance the actualization of its waste-to-energy project in collaboration with the Dutch firm Harvest Waste Consortium. The Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his official X.com on Wednesday.
According to Wahab, the project will convert part of Lagos’ waste into electricity at the decommissioned Epe landfill, processing 2,500 to 3,000 tons of waste daily out of the 13,000 to 14,000 tons generated in the state.
“The waste-to-energy project with the Dutch company, Harvest Waste, is backed by the Dutch Government to the tune of about €120 million, and we have designated the decommissioned Epe landfill for this purpose,” Wahab stated.
The Lagos State Government is actively decommissioning several landfills to make space for new waste management projects with foreign private companies, including the Jospong Group and Closing the Loop. Wahab explained that major dumpsites, such as Olusosun and Solous 1, 2, and 3, are in the advanced stages of decommissioning, with new landfills being provided to support these projects.
“Once these partnerships are fully operational, the government expects only 3 percent to 4 percent of the waste generated in Lagos to end up in landfills, in line with the state’s goal of turning waste into valuable resources and promoting sustainability,” he added.
Last year, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) revealed that it was partnering with C40 and G-ORBIT Enterprise to convert organic waste into biogas used for electricity generation. “LAWMA has partnered with C40 and G-ORBIT Enterprise on a waste-to-energy feasibility study involving the conversion of organic waste generated from markets into biogas used for electricity,” the agency had posted on X in October 2023.