On Monday, the municipal waste sorted at Vilnius Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant (MBTP) will arrive to Vilnius CHP for the first time.
The delivered waste will be used to carry out commissioning works for waste reception, grab crane lifting and commissioning of other systems. Subsequently, the non-recyclable municipal waste that has an energy value will be used as fuel for testing and commissioning of boilers and their auxiliary systems, and of flue gas treatment technologies.
“The plant compliant with very stringent environmental standards will help to prevent as much as 160,000 tonnes of waste that would have otherwise ended up in Lithuanian landfills. At the same time, it will ensure competitive heat prices and reduce power imports”, says Saulius Barauskas, CEO of Vilnius CHP.
Mixed municipal waste from Vilnius and other municipalities in Vilnius region arrives at Vilnius MBAP. The waste is treated here, including the treatment by sorting out secondary raw materials that are reusable in production processes (metal, glass, various plastics, cardboard), and the balance waste that is non-recyclable and non-reusable but has an energy value, will be brought to Vilnius CHP. Vilnius MBTP annually treats approximately 230,000 tonnes of waste generating approximately 120,000 tonnes of waste usable for energy recovery. Vilnius MBTP is owned by UAB “VAATC” and operated by UAB “Energesman”.
“Vilnius CHP that is about to start operations will contribute significantly to the proper waste management in Vilnius. The plant will not only reduce the amount of waste going to landfills but will also turn it into useful energy for Vilnius resident homes and industries”, says Valdas Benkunskas, Vice-Mayor of Vilnius.
As previously announced, at the end of August Vilnius CHP started hot tests using natural gas.
Once the plant is commercially operational, it will have a total power capacity of approximately 100 MW and a thermal capacity of approximately 240 MW. Vilnius CHP will have highly modern and state-of-the-art flue gas treatment equipment that will ensure a completely safe energy generation from municipal waste and biofuels.
The plant will be able to cover approximately 40% of the annual heat demand by Vilnius city to be supplied by district heating. Once the construction is completed, Vilnius CHP will be among the most modern plants of its type in Europe, based on the environmental and energy generation technologies applied. Vilnius CHP operation is expected to start in the fourth quarter of the year.
The project is financed by the European Union’s Cohesion Fund.
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