Green Create secures investment from South Africa’s Infra Impact
Green Create processes wastewater and agricultural waste.
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South Africa’s Infra Impact Investment Managers has invested in Green Create, a waste-to-value company with operations in Mauritius and South Africa.
The company’s facilities process millions of litres of effluent wastewater and thousands of tonnes of agricultural waste each year. Its operations ease pressure on municipal water treatment systems, cut landfill volumes and produce biogas that can substitute fossil fuels in industrial use.
“South Africa and Mauritius faces three pressing challenges at once: an unreliable electricity supply, strict emissions reduction targets and ongoing environmental issues related to wastewater. Infra Impact’s investment in the Green Create companies is a testament to Infra Impacts commitment to water treatment and sustainable energy leadership in Southern Africa. The Green Create plants demonstrates our strategic investment focus, perfectly aligned with our mission to drive the Just Energy transition and address South Africa’s pressing waste water challenges. Teaming up with Green Create positions us to significantly boost biomethane production, playing a crucial role in meeting the South Africa and Mauritius ambitious energy goals. This transaction underscores Infra Impact’s role in delivering meaningful environmental impact and sustainable growth in the biogas and wastewater treatment sectors,” says Mark Van Wyk, co-founder and CEO of Infra Impact Fund Managers.
Green Create operates three anaerobic digestion plants: in Worcester and Rustenburg, South Africa, and in Mauritius. The Worcester and Mauritius sites treat effluent from poultry and tuna processing plants respectively, while the Rustenburg facility processes poultry manure and sludge waste from poultry operations.
Together, the plants produce biogas, electricity, thermal energy and clean water, while also recovering nutrients for fertiliser. Located close to industrial clients, the facilities run under long-term offtake agreements.
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