Poland's largest waste-to-power plant completed
Korean construction company POSCO E&C has successfully completed construction and trial operations of a waste-to-power plant in the Polish city of Krakow, valued at $250 million. The plant is said to be the largest daily waste incinerating facility in Poland, capable of processing 220,000 tonnes of household waste annually in an eco-friendly way.
By using the heat from incineration, the plant will produce 11 MWh of electricity and supply 35 MWh of district heating. Furthermore, the ash from the waste incineration will be used as the material for road construction through a screening process. Krakow will be able to kill two birds with one stone: meeting EU limits of landfill and selling the electricity for a higher price by obtaining Green Energy certification from the Polish government for the power generated by the plant.
During the plant’s three-and-a-half years under construction, the site was said to be well managed by POSCO E&C according to the strict environment standards of Poland. As a result, Krakow’s Department of Labor and Regional Environmental Protection Agency found no violations in its safety inspection, recognising it as a flawless site.
“I am deeply impressed by POSCO E&C’s technology and its ability to implement such strict management of the site,” said the first deputy mayor of Krakow, Tadeusz Tzmiel. “Also, I really appreciate the cutting-edge facility that will be responsible for protecting our environment.”
The waste-to-power plant was awarded the SARP Award of the Year in 2015 by the Association of Polish Architects. It was also selected as the top 10 among all outstanding public investment businesses in 2016 in the citizens’ evaluation on public policies and projects of the central and local governments in Poland.
“The successful construction of the waste-to-power plant in Krakow is expected to become a solid foundation for POSCO E&C to enter the environment market in Poland and Eastern Europe,” said POSCO E&C CEO Han Chan-kun. “Also, it has raised the status of Korea’s construction industry to a higher level.”
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