Vilnius Combined Head and Power Plant (Vilnius CHP) has reached another important project milestone: at the end of January, the first kilowatt-hours of power generated from waste were fed into Lithuanian power grid.
“The first generation of power marks a critical project milestone, when the energy facility under construction transforms from a boiler house to a power plant, where a single technological process is used to generate both heat and power. The commissioning of the steam turbine and generator is currently underway and in line with the requirements of the equipment manufacturer and Litgrid. Upon successful completion, we will move to a stable operation phase, and later on to the commercial operation phase”, says Arūnas Žilys, Acting CEO of Vilnius CHP, Director of Finance and Administration.
Once the waste-to-energy plant is commercially operational, its power capacity will be approximately 20 MW, and the thermal capacity will be approximately 60 MW. The plant is estimated to prevent as much as 160,000 tonnes of waste per year that would otherwise end up in Lithuanian landfills.
Vilnius CHP has a highly modern and state-of-the-art flue gas treatment equipment installed, which will ensure completely safe energy generation from municipal waste. All emissions are monitored, and data is made public on the company’s website: https://vkj.lt/aplinkosauga/jegaines-emisijos/141.
As previously announced, hot tests were started last November, and Vilnius CHP started supplying heat to Vilnius city residents.
Vilnius CHP will be one of the most modern power plants of its type in Europe. The project is financed by the European Union’s Cohesion Fund.
UAB VILNIAUS KOGENERACINĖ JĖGAINĖ
Address for correspondence: Paneriškių g. 25, LT-02300 Vilnius
E-mail: vkj@ignitis.lt
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