Located in the town of Atotonilco in Hidalgo State, 60 km north of Mexico City, the US$710 million wastewater treatment plant will irrigate more than 80,000 hecates of the Tula Valley and improve the living conditions of more than 300,000 inhabitants in the surrounding area. Currently, only 11.6% of wastewater in this area is treated per day. The new  wastewater treatment plant will have the capacity to treat 3.6 million tonnes of water per day which equates to 60% of the area’s wastewater.

As part of the consortium, Green Gas will provide engineering services and operation and maintenance supervision in relation to the combined heat and power (CHP) component of the project. The CHP plants will convert the greenhouse gas, methane, which is produced from the wastewater treatment utilisation process, into electricity and heat. The CHP plants will potentially have 33 megawatts of capacity and capability to reduce emissions in excess of 1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.

Chris Norval, CEO of Green Gas International said: “Green Gas is pleased to be playing a role in such a prestigious project and with partners of such high standing. This project adds to our expanding business in the Americas, which includes the Pioneer Landfill Gas project in Pennsylvania, USA and the Curva de Rodas and La Pradera CDM projects in Colombia.”