Keppel to work for waste-to-energy facility in Poland

Keppel Seghers is part of a consortium that has been awarded a contract for a project in Bialystok.

In an announcement, Keppel Corporation Limited said the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract awarded to the consortium for the 372 tonnes per day waste-to-energy combined heat and power plant is worth approximately S$124 million. It was awarded by Bialystok’s municipal solid waste management company Przedsiębiorstwo Usługowo-Handlowo-Produkcyjne "LECH" Sp. z o.o.

Keppel Seghers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Integrated Engineering Limited, will execute 49.6% (by project value) of the work scope and supply its proprietary WTE technology to the facility. The remaining work scope will be undertaken by its consortium partners Budimex SA and CESPA Compania Espanola de Servicios Publicos Auxiliares SA.

Subject to the requisite permits, construction is expected to start in 1Q 2013, with the project completion in 2015.