# Construction starts on Aquafin sludge mono-processor at ArcelorMittal Ghent

Aquafin has started construction of a sludge mono-processor at ArcelorMittal Belgium's site in the port of Ghent. The plant, with an investment cost of around €200 million, will recover energy from wastewater of 4 million inhabitants and is expected to be operational from 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-31
- Where: Port of Ghent, Belgium
- Value: $217.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Products: sludge mono-processor, energy recovery from wastewater
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Aquafin](https://endata.com/companies/9676.md) (customer)
- [BESIX Group](https://endata.com/companies/9677.md) (partner)
- [Indaver](https://endata.com/companies/9678.md) (partner)
- [ArcelorMittal Belgium](https://endata.com/companies/60022.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [idrawater.org](https://idrawater.org/news/build-started-on-plant-recovering-energy-from-wastewater-of-4-million-inhabitants-from-2027/), 2024-10-30: "From 2027, a new, state-of-the-art plant of water treatment company Aquafin at ArcelorMittal Belgium’s site in the port of Ghent will recover energy from the wastewater of 4 million inhabitants for reuse on site."

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