Laverton North

Located at 28 Alex Fraser Drive, Laverton North, the Recovered Energy Laverton facility is a state-of-the-art waste-gasification plant designed to process up to 240,000 tonnes per annum of residual municipal and commercial waste into clean, baseload electricity. The facility design provides for a staged expansion as demand grows, ensuring it can continue to meet Victoria’s future waste management and energy needs.

 

Transforming Waste into Lasting Benefits for Victoria - Stage 1

Diverts more than 230,000 tonnes of residual municipal and commercial waste from landfill each year

Generates more than 20MW of electricity, enough to power >40,000 homes

Creates over 400 full time jobs during construction and 30 high skill roles during operations

Reduces Victoria’s CO2e emissions by the equivalent of taking more than 100,000 cars off the road

Recovers metals and aggregates for reuse, keeping valuable resources in the economy

Project Facts

Regulatory Approvals & Status

  • March 2019 – Wyndham City Council issued a planning permit for the development of the Laverton North facility.

  • January 2020 – EPA Victoria granted a works approval for the facility, conditional on independent auditing and compliance with European emissions standards.

  • April 2024 – Recycling Victoria issued an existing operator licence under the Circular Economy Act 2022, allowing REL to proceed without requiring a new tonnage allocation under the state’s waste-to-energy cap.

  • August 2025 – Awarded a licence under Victoria’s Waste-to-Energy Cap Framework, supporting additional phased, demand-led growth of the Laverton North facility.

Technology & Operations

  • Uses vertical rotating gasifier technology, an advanced thermal process that converts waste into syngas at high temperatures (800–950 °C) in low-oxygen conditions.

  • Avoids direct combustion, produces minimal residual ash, and operates with stringent emissions controls.

  • Modular design enables scalability, community suitability, and integration with best-practice air and water treatment systems.

  • Proven internationally, with more than 40 operating reference plants successfully processing diverse waste streams across Asia and the Middle East.

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