AcuComm anticipates 373 waste management projects totaling $29 billion to become operational in 2017. These projects represent 82 million tons of annual waste processing capacity and over 7,500 MW of power generation. The majority of projects are located in Europe and Asia, with the UK, Japan, and China having the largest number. Most projects involve municipal solid waste and technologies like incineration, gasification, and integrated waste processing facilities.

1. Global Waste Investment:
AcuComm’s 2017 forecast
A complimentary market update
January 2017
In 2017:
AcuComm anticipates 373 planned projects in our
database to become operational.
These will have a combined investment value of US$29
billion, equal to US$78 million each on average.
Overall estimated feedstock capacity is 82 million tonnes.
This is equal to 686 tonnes per day per project.
These projects represent power generation capacity of
7,582 MW, equal to 27 MW on average.

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What next in 2017?
This report provides a preview of major project developments in the waste industry currently expected
to take place in 2017. Specifically, it looks at investments worldwide which are expected to become
operational during the year. Only projects where a firm indication of this has been given by the
developers concerned are included. All data is sourced from AcuComm’s waste database of project
investments, which currently holds around 4,600 active or planned investment projects in the waste,
bioenergy and recycling fields.
The AcuComm database currently holds 373 projects due to become operational during 2017,
according to their developers. These have a total estimated value of US$29.2 billion, equal to US$78
million each on average. Of these, 192 are currently under construction, worth US$15.9 billion or
US$83 million each on average, while the remaining 181 are in various stages of planning, as of
January 2017.
In terms of capacity, these 373 projects represent annualised tonnage of just under 82 million. This is
equal to 219,761 tonnes per project on average, or 686 tonnes per day (using a crude 320-day year for
conversion purposes). The projects under construction account for 40.9 million tonnes, equal to
212,889 tonnes per project and 665 tonnes per project per day. Those still in the planning stages
account for 41.1 million tonnes, equal to 227,052 tonnes per project and 709 tonnes per project per
day.
Of the 373 projects, AcuComm estimates that 282, or 76%, involve some form of power generation. The
total planned generation from these is 7,582 MW, equal to 27 MW on average. There are 144 projects
currently under construction involving power generation, totalling 4,087 MW or 28 MW on average. A
further 3,495 MW is in planning, equal to 25 MW on average.
Planning; 13.3
In Progress; 15.9
Status of 2017 Projects by Value (US$ billions)
Planning; 41.1
In Progress; 40.9
Status of 2017 Projects by Capacity (million tonnes)
Planning; 3,495
In Progress; 4,087
Status of 2017 Projects by Power Generation (MW)
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017. Status correct at time of publication, see www.acucomm.net for the latest updates.

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What types of investments are these?
Focus on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is the principal feedstock for 106 projects due to become operational in 2017. These have a combined value of US$9.2 billion, equal to US$88 million on average. They have combined annual capacity of
26.1 million tonnes, equal to 248,736 per project and 777 tonnes per day per project. There is some form of power generation component to 63 of these, totalling 1,934 MW or 31 MW per project on average.
The leading broad technology type for MSW projects will be incineration with energy recovery, also termed WtE (Waste-to-Energy) incineration. This will account for half the newly-operational projects by value in 2017, equal to US$4.6
billion. This is followed by large integrated/mixed facilities (which often incorporate a major WtE element) with US$1.5 billion, and gasification plants with just over US$1.1 billion.
MSW Projects Due to Complete in 2017, by Facility Type
US$m % of Total
Biofuel 110 1.2
Biogas 50 0.5
Gasification 1,047 11.4
Incineration (with energy recovery) 4,645 50.4
Incineration (without energy recovery) 192 2.1
Integrated/mixed facilities 1,488 16.2
Landfill 194 2.1
MBT 539 5.9
Recycling 236 2.6
Waste processing 707 7.7
Total 9,209 100.0
Incineration
(with energy
recovery)
50%
Integrated/mixed
facilities
16%
Gasification
11%
Waste
processing
8%
MBT
6%
Others
9%
MSW Projects Due to Complete in 2017
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017

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Where are these MSW investments being made? Europe is the leading location, accounting for US$4.2 billion or 46% of the total. This is followed by Asia with US$3.4 billion or 37%. Three countries in particular stand out. The UK heads
the field, with US$1.9 billion, or 20.6% of the total. This is followed by Japan, accounting for US$1.7 billion (18.6%) and China with US$1.3 billion (14.3%).
MSW Projects Due to Complete in 2017, by Region
US$m % of Total
Africa 69 0.8
Americas 916 9.9
Asia 3,435 37.3
Europe 4,225 45.9
Middle East 119 1.3
Pacific 445 4.8
Total 9,209 100.0
MSW Projects Due to Complete in 2017, Top Ten Countries
US$m % of Total
UK 1,898 20.6
Japan 1,713 18.6
China 1,320 14.3
Ireland 624 6.8
USA 597 6.5
Russia 502 5.4
Australia 445 4.8
India 293 3.2
Denmark 290 3.1
Canada 270 2.9
Others 1,258 13.7
Total 9,209 100.0
Europe
46%
Asia
37%
Americas
10%
Pacific
5%
Middle East
1%
Africa
1%
MSW Projects by Region
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017

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Top 20 MSW Projects Due to Become Operational in 2017 (by US$ investment value)
Country Location Summary US$m Link
1 Ireland Poolbeg Construction of a 58 MW waste-to-energy plant to process MSW. 624 Full Info
2 China Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province Construction of a 3,000 tpd WtE facility. 294 Full Info
3 India Roorkee, Uttarakhand Development of a gasification plant. 293 Full Info
4 UK Dunbar, Scotland Development of a 40 MW WtE facility. 283 Full Info
5 UK St Dennis, Cornwall Construction of a WtE facility to process 240,000 tpa of household waste. 271 Full Info
6 UK Derby Construction of an MBT & gasification facility. 232 Full Info
7 UK Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Construction of a waste recovery and treatment facility. 205 Full Info
8 USA Puunene, HI Integrated waste conversion and energy project. 205 Full Info
9 Russia Novocheboksarsk, Chuvash Republic Construction of a waste sorting complex and landfill. 205 Full Info
10 France Alzonne, Aude Construction of an MRF & composting facility 205 Full Info
11 Slovenia Ljubljana Construction of a regional waste management centre. 193 Full Info
12 UK Kidderminster, Worcestershire Construction of a solid waste-to-energy facility providing over 15 MW of electricity. 192 Full Info
13 UK Lanark, Scotland Construction of a 12.5 MW WtE facility. 177 Full Info
14 Australia Perth, Western Australia Development of a 15 MW WtE facility. 175 Full Info
15 Australia Port Hedland, Western Australia Construction of a 90 MW WtE plant. 175 Full Info
16 Japan Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture Construction of a 170 tpd incineration facility. 171 Full Info
17 Denmark Copenhagen New WtE plant to replace existing power plant. 168 Full Info
18 Japan Sennan, Osaka Prefecture Construction of a WtE facility. 167 Full Info
19 Japan Sennan, Miyagi Prefecture Construction of a gasification facility. 167 Full Info
20 UK Westbury, Wiltshire Construction of a >20 MW renewable energy centre. 147 Full Info
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017

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Contractors & Engineering Companies Involved with the Projects in this Report
Country Company
Australia Kiewit Australia
Austria STRABAG AG
Brazil Grupo Marquise
Canada Bird Construction
Canada Maple Reinders Constructors
Canada Nason Contracting Group
China Sanmenxia Green Environmental Energy
China Valmet
Denmark Babcock & Wilcox Volund
Denmark BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Denmark Weiss A/S
Finland MariMatic
Finland Outotec
France SUEZ
Germany EnviTec Biogas
Germany M+W Group
Germany Standardkessel Baumgarte
Germany STRABAG Umwelttechnik GmbH
Germany ZhongDe Waste Technology
Hong Kong China Everbright International
Ireland Jones Celtic BioEnergy
Ireland Noel Regan & Sons (NRS Group)
Italy Ibi SpA
Japan Ebara Environmental Plant Co
Japan Hitachi Zosen
Japan JFE Engineering
Japan Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co Ltd.
Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Japan Okumura Corporation
Japan Takuma
Oman Al Ramooz National
Poland MKL BAU
Russian Federation JSC Waste Management
Russian Federation VodZemEkologiya
Russian Federation Volgograd Clean City
The table on this page shows all the construction and engineering
companies associated with the projects in this report. They are listed
by the location of the company, which may be different to the location
of the projects concerned.

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Country Company
Serbia Instel inženjering
Serbia SET doo
Slovenia STRABAG gradbene storitve (STRABAG Construction Services)
Spain Fergo Galicia
Spain Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC)
Spain Urbaser (Regional Office Eastern Andalusia)
Sweden NCC Sverige
Switzerland Hitachi Zosen Inova
Thailand LAWI Engineering (Thailand) Co Ltd
Thailand SBANG Corporation
United Kingdom Bouygues Energies and Services UK
United Kingdom Chinook Sciences
United Kingdom Covanta Energy
United Kingdom EnviTec Biogas UK
United Kingdom Interserve
United Kingdom Mott MacDonald
United Kingdom Prismatic Development Corporation
United Kingdom Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire)
United Kingdom Shanks Group
United Kingdom Surgo Construction
United Kingdom VINCI Construction UK Ltd
United Kingdom VolkerFitzpatrick
United Kingdom Wates
United States Bulk Handling Systems
United States FCC Environmental Services
United States HDR Engineering
United States Page Building Construction
United States PCL Construction Enterprises
United States PCL Construction Services (Seattle Buildings Construction)
Source: AcuComm database, January 2017