The Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) facility will comprise a 225-megawatt thermal EfW facility and is to be located in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria. The Maryvale facility is to be developed by Opal Australian Paper and Veolia ANZ, following Veolia's merger with SUEZ Australia and New Zealand.
The facility will be located on the same site as Opal Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill and provide an alternative baseload energy source for the Mill, through the production of steam and electricity. The facility will interchange between the two outputs during operation, providing improved flexibility and efficiency.
The site will initially comprise one processing line, with the capacity to process 325,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year. The facility could be expanded in future, with a potential second processing line expanding capacity to 650,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste (80 per cent) and commercial and industrial waste (20 per cent).
Key Dates
| Oct 2020 | Contract Award |
Funding contributions
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Federal and Victorian Governments jointly funded a $7.5 million feasibility study for the project. |
Financing
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A consortium of Opal Australian Paper, Veolia ANZ, and a Masdar and Triber joint venture are delivering and financing the project. |
Procurement
| Successful Tenderer: | ACCIONA |
| Procurement note: | ACCIONA was selected as the construction partner for the project. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Nov 2018 | Original works approval was granted by Victorian EPA. |
| Feb 2019 | A feasibility study jointly funded by Federal and Victorian Governments was completed. The partnership between Australian Paper and SUEZ was also announced. |
| Jun 2019 | Project was reissued a works approval by the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority, following an appeal of the original works approval by the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal. |
| Oct 2020 | Opal Australian Paper and SUEZ Australia and New Zealand announced ACCIONA as the construction partner for the project. Further, Masdar and Tribe were announced as new equity partners for the project. Equity investment amount from the Masdar and Tribe joint venture was not disclosed. |
| Jan 2021 | Veolia and SUEZ reached an agreement to merge operations in Australia and globally. This included the former SUEZ Recycling and Recovery operations being acquired by Veolia in Australia. |
| Dec 2023 | Opal Australian Paper, Veolia and Masdar Tribe Australia signed an agreement with Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios SA (Cobra) for the engineering design and construction costings for the project. It was announced that Babcock & Wilcox would also partner with Cobra to provide technology for the project. |
| Aug 2024 | Project proponents Opal Australian Paper, Veolia and Masdar Tribe Australia secured a waste supply agreement for the project. South East Metropolitan Advanced Waste Processing Pty Ltd (SEMAWP), which represents the Bayside City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey, City of Greater Dandenong, Frankston City Council, Kingston City Council, Knox City Council, Whitehorse City Council and Yarra Ranges Shire Council, agreed to send their non-recyclable waste to the plant. |
