Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and presently in later stage stage construction/commissioining. Lostock has a permitted capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year.
Site Details
| Operator | FCC - Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd |
|---|---|
| Site | Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant |
| Size | Large |
| Permit No | WP3934AK |
| Plated Capacity | 600 |
| Status | Under Construction |
Plant Description
The plant was to be delivered by an EPC turnkey arrangement with CNIM at a cost of £480m. Black and Veach stepped in to complete the project after the collapse of CNIM. An application to increase the capacity to 720,000 tonnes a year was refused[5][6].
The plant technology will comprises 2 lines of a standard moving grate technology, producing super-heated steam and 60MWe[2].
History
The project is owned by joint venture company Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd - an arrangement between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (60%) and FCC Environment (40%) with the original developer Tata Steel 'remaining a participant'.
The plant gained planning consent in 2012, reached financial close in March 2019, and had an original operational date programmed for Q2 2023[3]. However, issues arose with the construction subsidiary of CNIM responsible for delivery of EfW projects running into financial difficulties in January 2022. This is also impacted a second plant at Earls Gate Energy Centre[4].
The plant is intended to run on residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste provided by FCC Environment.
