United Energy signs contract to build a waste-to-energy facility near Most, Czechia

United Energy has signed a contract with a contractor to build a waste-to-energy facility. The construction costs in Komořany near Most are more than five billion crowns. The Czech News Agency (ČTK) was informed today by company spokesperson Michaela Koudelková. The facility will have capacity for 150.000 tonnes of mixed municipal waste a year, primarily from the region. Trial operations are expected to begin in spring 2027.

Depending on how the facility is operated, it is expected to produce up to 600 terajoules of heat and 60 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year. It will be built on the site of the Komořany heating plant. “The construction will also significantly reduce the use of fossil fuels, including by cutting emissions of landfill gases from waste deposited at landfills. The region and its cities will also gain the assurance of efficient and environmentally friendly waste management,” said United Energy CEO Milan Boháček. At full capacity, brown coal savings will amount to around 120.000 tonnes a year.

The project has a building permit and has undergone an environmental impact assessment (EIA). The spokesperson also said it had met the conditions for a grant from the European Investment Bank and, at the end of 2023, received support from the Modernisation Fund’s HEAT programme, which will cover approximately half of the expected investment costs. Construction is due to begin this autumn.

The selected consortium of SES Tlmače, Metrostav DIZ and I&C Energo will carry out the construction.