Overview
- The city’s waste-to-energy project, which broke ground Friday with Mayor Roberto Gualtieri on site, begins construction at Santa Palomba in Rome’s southern outskirts.
- The plan schedules first waste deliveries in September 2029 with full operations targeted in 2030.
- The €1 billion facility is designed to process about 600,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year and generate electricity for roughly 200,000 homes.
- A consortium led by Acea will build the plant, and the RenewRome project company is set to operate it under a 33-year concession.
- To limit local impact, project backers cite night rail shipments, continuous environmental monitoring, a near-zero water footprint, and €31 million in road upgrades, while environmental groups and nearby towns continue to oppose the plan.