AUSTRALIAN businessman Ian Alouf is working closely with the Government to transform Fiji’s waste management system by setting up Fiji’s first energy from waste power plant.
The proposed multi-million-dollar venture headed by Mr Alouf’s joint venture, The Next Generation Holdings (Fiji) Pte Ltd, with local and international investors will be established in Vuda, Lautoka.
“We want to hopefully start construction work before the end of 2027 and open the power plant by 2029,” he said.
“The way I see it, it is a project that will change how Fiji manages its waste and we are sourcing all of this rubbish from landfills across the country.”
Mr Alouf will be in Fiji this week to conduct community consultations on the energy from waste power plant and private port facility.
“This also means employment for the local community and business opportunities for local businesses.”
The project is earmarked to significantly reduce Fiji’s dependency on diesel fuel and save $250million a year on imported fuel for power generation.
Mr Alouf owns Dial a Dump, Australia’s largest privately owned and most innovative waste and recycling businesses.
As one of Australia’s first adopters of commercial recycling, Mr Alouf led the push for sustainable solutions in waste management, culminating in the construction of cutting-edge facilities and the pursuit of energy-from-waste (EfW) technologies.
He is credited not only reshaping an industry but also demonstrated how profitability and environmental responsibility could go hand in hand.
The entrepreneur is also involved in Australia’s luxury yachting industry founding Ahoy Club with his eldest daughter Ellie Malouf serving as CEO.
Ahoy Club is a global market leader in superyacht chartering, sales and ownership with operations in Australia, Europe and the Americas.
The consultations on the proposed multi million dollar project will begin tomorrow (January 15) at the Dreketi Temple in Lautoka from 6pm to 8pm, January 16 at the Saweni Salvation Army Church from 6pm to 8pm and on January 17 from 1pm to 3pm at the Saweni Salvation Army Church.
