The agreement will see the Energy from Waste (EfW) company supply the energy provider with electricity from its latest facility in Leeds.
The Skelton Grange facility will provide around 390 GWh of electricity per year over a three-year period from 2025, equivalent to the annual electricity usage of 140,000 British households.
Wayne Robertson, chief commercial and strategy officer of Enfinium, said: “This agreement highlights the benefits of using society’s unrecyclable waste to generate reliable, homegrown energy to power British homes and businesses.
“We are delighted our new state-of-the-art Skelton Grange facility will be contributing to energy security and economic growth when it becomes operational later this year.”
The Skelton Grange facility received its first waste delivery in March and is expected to be fully operational imminently.
The £500 million site is set to have a capacity of up to 410,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste.
Over 400 jobs have been created during the construction phase and, once operational, the facility will provide over 40 full-time roles.
The Aire Valley Heat and Power Network has also been awarded £19.5 million in funding from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund to harness waste heat from Enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility to offer reliable, sustainable heating.
Graham Oxley, chief commercial officer at ENGIE Supply UK, said: “Securing reliable power from sustainable sources for our customers is core to what we do.
“We’re pleased to partner with Enfinium, enabling us to deliver stable and reliable energy whilst reducing unrecyclable waste being sent to landfill.”
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