BUTEC Lands Engineering Contract For Casablanca Waste-To-Energy Facility

Construction and engineering group BUTEC has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a waste-to-energy plant in Casablanca, Morocco, partnering with Switzerland-based Kanadevia Inova on what will be one of the country’s largest waste management and energy recovery developments.

The project is being developed under a 33.5-year concession agreement between the Municipality of Casablanca and a consortium comprising Nareva, Kanadevia Inova and Itochu Corporation.

That consortium has appointed BUTEC to deliver the EPC scope for the facility, which will be located northwest of the Mediouna landfill in the Casablanca-Settat region.

Processing Capacity And Energy Output

The waste incineration facility is designed to process approximately 1.5 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year, diverting it from landfill.

By converting that waste into energy, the plant is expected to prevent up to 1.0 tonne of CO2-equivalent emissions per tonne of waste processed while generating 126 MWe of baseload electricity.

The facility will serve a population of more than 4.2 million people across Greater Casablanca and is intended to support Morocco’s energy transition and long-term decarbonisation goals.

Division Of Work

Under the arrangement, Kanadevia Inova will be responsible for the technology and process components of the EPC works, along with operations support, long-term maintenance and financing of the facility.

BUTEC’s scope covers civil works across the entire facility, as well as the engineering, procurement and construction of non-process buildings, facilities and associated works. That includes civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works, plus external infrastructure required for the project.

A Growing Track Record In Waste-To-Energy

Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Raymond Daou, pointed to the contract as a continuation of BUTEC’s expanding footprint in the waste-to-energy sector.

“Building on our affiliates’ long-standing presence in Morocco, where BUTEC has established itself as one of the country’s leading players in Electromechanical Solutions, the Group is reinforcing, through this landmark contract, its contribution to the Kingdom’s sustainable development ambitions,” Daou commented.

He added that the Casablanca project marks the company’s third consecutive large-scale waste-to-energy contract across the geographies in which it operates.

“This latest award confirms once again our ability to combine multidisciplinary engineering expertise, strong local execution capabilities and close cooperation with world-leading process technology partners to deliver complex energy and environmental facilities,” Daou added.

Background

Founded in 1964, BUTEC operates across more than 21 countries in the Middle East and Africa. The group specialises in engineering and contracting, electromechanical solutions, facility services and utility services, with a focus on environment, energy, oil and gas and industrial construction projects.

Kanadevia Inova, based in Switzerland, focuses on waste-to-energy and renewable gas solutions.

Last Updated on August 28, 2026 by Nick Ross