# Construction starts on sludge processing plant in Ghent port

The BESIX-Indaver consortium started construction of a new sludge mono-processor plant at ArcelorMittal Belgium's site in the port of Ghent. The plant will recover energy from wastewater of 4 million inhabitants and is expected to be operational from 2027. Investment cost is around €200 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-29
- Where: port of Ghent, Belgium
- Value: $217.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: wastewater of 4 million inhabitants
- Products: energy recovery from sludge
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ArcelorMittal](https://endata.com/companies/292.md) (partner)
- [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)

## Sources

- [indaver.com](https://indaver.com/information/press/press-single/construction-started-on-plant-recovering-energy-from-wastewater-of-4-million-inhabitants-from-2027), 2024-10-29: "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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