PORR CEO Karl-Heinz Strauss said, “Facilities like these are an essential part of efficient, resource-saving and future-oriented energy infrastructure. PORR has extensive experience with thermal waste treatment plants thanks to our projects in Rzeszów and Gorlice. Together with our partner, we’re now building a high-performance, state-of-the-art plant”. The contract was awarded by EnergiaNova Sp. z o.o., part of PreZero Polska. 

90,000 tonnes of waste will become energy

The Włocławek Energy Center will process 90,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually. The output of 700,000 GJ of heat will be fed entirely into the municipal network, thereby making a significant contribution to the city’s energy supply. The 45,000 MWh of electricity will flow into the National Power System. The actual amount of heat energy generated will depend on the local conditions of the district heating system in the city.

The new energy center will enable the city of Włocławek, which has a population of around 100,000, to reduce the amount of coal burned by tens of thousands of tonnes per year. An efficient district heating network will be established, which will simultaneously improve the air quality in the city.

Six buildings and technical infrastructure

PORR and TM.E. will build a total of six buildings and accompanying facilities on a site on Zielna Street in the immediate vicinity of the Municipal Heat Energy Company. This is in addition to the associated infrastructure, roads and underground facilities. The technological part of the contract includes the construction of systems for the extraction and temporary storage of fuel (RDF and Pre-RDF), a boiler, flue gas cleaning, a steam turbine, slag storage, and auxiliary systems and installations.

The consortium’s contract covers everything from the detailed designs and construction itself to the commissioning and handover of the plant. The work will be completed within 29 months of taking over the construction site.

“For the PORR & TM.E. consortium, the investment in Włocławek is the third Thermal Waste Treatment Installation in its portfolio. The experience and competence of our consortium are a guarantee that the project will be delivered to the highest technical standards—safely, on schedule, and with full respect for the environment,” said Piotr Kledzik, President of the Management Board of PORR S.A., the leader of the consortium responsible for implementing the Energy Center Włocławek.