Skelton Grange is described as a “combined heat and power facility which will process 410,000 tonnes of residual (post-recycled) waste to generate 49MW (gross) of partially renewable, baseload electricity.”
“This marks a significant milestone for the project and a huge step forward to providing capacity for the safe and reliable treatment of waste that cannot be reduced, reused or recycled in the UK, said Enfinium chief executive Julia Watsford.
Ms Watsford added: “I’m incredibly proud of our team and our partners who have worked tirelessly and safely throughout coronavirus to make a difference today to deliver a cleaner tomorrow. We are excited to welcome our fifth facility to our fleet and look forward to working with HZI to commence construction this month.”
Contracts
Progress to reach financial close follows planning permission by Leeds city council in March 2020 and the award of an Environmental Permit by the Environment Agency in December 2020.
In January, Enfinium Skelton Grange signed two long-term waste supply contracts for over 50% of the facility’s annual capacity with SUEZ UK and Beauparc. Further long-term waste supply contracts were signed with Biffa and B&M Waste in June 2021, the company said.
HZI has been named the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for the delivery of Skelton Grange. Enfinium said it has a long and successful partnership with HZI, following the construction of nearby waste-to-energy facilities, now known as “Enfinium Ferrybridge” 1 and 2 at Knottingley, West Yorkshire.
‘Largest’
Enfinium says it is the largest “pure play waste-to-energy business in the U.K. and is a developer, owner and operator of seven strategically located waste-to-energy facilities in operation or advanced development.”
The company says it continues to progress two other advanced combined heat and power facilities, including 400,000 tonne per annum Kelvin in West Bromwich and 390,000 tonne per annum Kemsley North in Kent.
Enfinium was advised by Deloitte and Ashurst. Santander, MUFG, Natixis and Credit Agricole are lenders to the Skelton Grange project and were advised by Linklaters.
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