By Akani Nkuna
Johannesburg has secured new international and domestic funding to advance a waste-to-energy programme intended to bolster fiscal recovery while cutting landfill pressure, Mayor Dada Morero announced this week.
He said the city had concluded discussions to obtain additional funding over three years, from 2026/27 to 2028/29, “through a grant of €27.5 million (about R550 million) from Invest International, a Dutch development finance institution, alongside a R1.6 billion allocation from the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure”.
“These funds will support the implementation of the Alternative Waste Treatment Technology project,” he said, which will convert over 500,000 tons of waste a year into renewable electricity.
“It will create jobs, stimulate local industry, and reduce pressure on our landfills.”
Morero said the collaboration between the city and the Netherlands was “a shining example of how international cooperation can help cities overcome developmental and environmental challenges while advancing the global
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