Finland Times

 

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Finnish energy company Fortum on Wednesday announced that it has decided to build a new multi-fuel combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Zabrze, Poland.

 

Fortum in a release confirmed the investment will cost approximately 200 million euros.

 

The new plant is scheduled to begin commercial operations by the end of 2018, providing district heating to some 70,000 households in Zabrze and Bytom.

 

The plant will have a production capacity of 220 megawatts (MW) including 145 MW of heat and 75 MW of electricity, and its annual production is estimated to be 730 and 550 GWh of heat and electricity respectively. 

 

“Efficient combined heat and power production is one of Fortum’s three strategic core competences. With our experience in efficient energy production and focus on tackling climate change, we want to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the Polish energy sector,” said Markus Rauramo, senior vice president of Heat, Electricity Sales and Solutions Division at Fortum.

 

Rauramo pointed out that Poland is one of the biggest district heating markets in Europe and that Fortum is well established in that country.

 

Fortum has been operating in Poland since 2003. It has currently four CHP units and over 800 kilometres of district heating network, which serve in total 360,000 households in the cities of Płock, Wrocław, Częstochowa, Zabrze and Bytom, said the release.