It will help address the hazards caused by the heaps of waste as well as provide another sustainable means of generating electricity. The energy plant located on the rubbish dump which is said to be the size of 36 football pitches was expected to have started operation in January 2019. Ethiopia builds energy plant that converts trash into electricity. The plant is expected to incinerate 1,400 tons of waste every day; about 80% of the city’s waste generation. In 2016, the Lagos state government announced that it was planning to convert waste from abattoirs into electricity.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2020 10:18 UTC