A consortium comprising Nareva, Kanadevia Inova and Itochu Corporation has awarded BUTEC a major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Casablanca’s Waste-to-Energy (WtE) project.

The consortium is delivering the project under a 33.5-year concession agreement with the Municipality of Casablanca.

BUTEC is partnering with Switzerland-based Kanadevia Inova, a global specialist in Waste-to-Energy and renewable gas technologies, to deliver the facility.

Located northwest of the Mediouna landfill in Morocco’s Casablanca-Settat region, the ultra-large incineration plant will process around 1.5 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually.

The project aims to significantly reduce the region’s dependence on landfill while recovering energy from waste.

The facility is expected to generate 126 MWe of baseload electricity and prevent up to one tonne of CO₂-equivalent emissions for every tonne of waste processed.

It will serve more than 4.2 million people across Greater Casablanca, supporting Morocco’s wider energy transition and long-term decarbonisation objectives.

Under the EPC arrangement, Kanadevia Inova will provide the project’s waste-to-energy technology and process systems, alongside operations support, long-term maintenance and financing.

BUTEC will undertake civil works across the entire facility and lead the engineering, procurement and construction of non-process buildings, facilities and associated infrastructure.

Its scope includes civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works, as well as external infrastructure.

The project is positioned as a major step toward a more sustainable and circular waste-management model for Casablanca and Morocco.

Raymond Daou (SVP Strategy & Business Development) stated: “Building on our affiliates’ long-standing presence in Morocco, where BUTEC has established itself as one of the country’s leading players in Electromechanical Solutions, the Group is reinforcing, through this landmark contract, its contribution to the Kingdom’s sustainable development ambitions.”

Daou added: “Furthermore, with three consecutive large-scale Waste-to-Energy projects across the geographies in which it operates, BUTEC is establishing itself as the generalist EPC contractor of choice in this strategic sector. This latest award confirms once again our ability to combine multidisciplinary engineering expertise, strong local execution capabilities and close cooperation with world-leading process technology partners to deliver complex energy and environmental facilities.” -TradeArabia News Service