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Kwinana Waste to Energy Project

Project
Proponent: 
Kwinana WTE Project Co Pty Ltd
Phoenix Energy Australia Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

To build and operate a waste to energy plant on Lot 9500 Leath Road, Kwinana in the Kwinana Industrial Area.

Assessment Number: 
1945
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Waste management
Last updated: 
January 31, 2022
Related EPA Media Statement: 
Kwinana facility to convert household rubbish into electricity recommended for approval
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1945-ChairDets-221012.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Date published: 
Monday, 22 October, 2012
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 9 June, 2014 to Monday, 21 July, 2014
Make a submission: 
Phoenix Energy PER
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Phoenix Energy PER document - Final
PDF icon Phoenix Energy PER document - Final - Part B
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Kwinana Waste to Energy PER Response to Submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1538
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1538 Kwinana Waste to Energy Project
Date published: 
Monday, 2 February, 2015
Appeals close: 
Monday, 16 February, 2015
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 31 January, 2017
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 1016.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 1016 - amendment to waste types permitted to be processed - inclusion of commercial and industrial waste, which incorporates refuse collection from small businesses (i.e. rateable small businesses) where such a collection is carried out in conjunction with local government residual MSW collection; and amendment to waste types permitted to be processed – inclusion of pre-sorted construction and demolition waste - change to proposal under s45C approved on 31 January 2017.

Attachment 2 to Statement 1016 - Amendment to Summary of the Proposal to remove the specific named reference to the grate technology provider; amendment to Summary of the Proposal to update the Lot number for the location of the proposal; addition and definition of the term ‘Proven Grate Combustion Technology’ to Table 3; and Figure 1 and 2 replaced to reflect the updated Lot number - change to proposal under s45C approved on 3 August 2017.

Attachment 3 to Statement 1016 - change element description of 'waste recieval volume' to 'waste processing volume'. Increase the waste processing volume allowance from 400,000 tpa to 460,000 tpa. Remove reference to the on-site brick making facility. - change to proposal under s45C approved on 31 January 2022.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Tuesday, 31 January, 2017
Thursday, 3 August, 2017
Monday, 31 January, 2022

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/kwinana-waste-energy-project