Next up in our series of Global Waste Investment Fact Files is the Algeria edition. AcuComm currently lists ten waste projects in the country, with a total value of US$495 million, or US$50 million each.
Key points from this Fact File:
- Recycling is the leading project type, accounting for US$313 million, or 63% of the total. This is followed by gasification, which accounts for US$140 million or 28% of the total.
- The total estimated capacity of these projects is 1.4 million tonnes. This is equal to 138,141 tonnes per project on average.
- This capacity is equal to 14% of Algeria’s estimated annual waste generation, at 9.6 million tonnes or 231kg per person.
- Waste investments totalling US$356 million are expected to become operational over the next few years. This is currently expected to peak in 2020 at US$189 million.
For more details on the Algerian Fact File, click here.
Alternatively, you can take a look at the latest projects in Algeria by clicking here.