Local power company seeks discussion on waste-to-energy project

A local sustainable energy company has revealed its interest in the waste-to-energy project.

Gekkco Energy Limited, located on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, said it wants to explore the possibility of implementing a full-scale islandwide operation on a phased basis.

The company said it is seeking to engage local authorities in discussion about its interest in the initiative.

Gekkco is among several investors who have shown interest in the Government's waste-to-energy project, which has been criticised for its slow implementation.

In a release, Gekkco's chief executive officer, David Mills, said the company and its major technical partner, New Centre Energy (NCE), are prepared to introduce environmentally sound and sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technology to convert waste to electricity. It says NCE, a company incorporated in Oman in the Middle East, holds the implementation rights for a groundbreaking technology specifically developed to break down all forms of plastics and other toxic and hazardous liquids and materials. Gekkco says it will achieve this using a completely sealed system that will not release harmful emissions.

"The ability to use the island's waste for the island's power makes great economic sense. If properly distributed, the power will be able to meet the growing demand for sustainable power which is vital to the island's burgeoning economy," Mills reasoned.

He noted that the introduction of unified waste-collection and disposal infrastructure could "act as a catalyst for other critical green sustainable solutions to contribute to Jamaica's development, such as small-scale desalination units, engineered wetlands and solar systems".