Planned to be built in La Chapelle-Saint-Luc in Aube department, eastern France, the project will have annual treatment capacity of 60,000 metric tons.
Designed to produce sustainable and local energy for the Aube region’s inhabitants, the waste-to-energy plant will comply with stringent technical and environmental standards, Veolia said.
SDEDA president Danièle Boeglin said: “The choice to opt for the project presented by Veolia was made because it was entirely focused on the circular economy and energy recovery – both heat and electricity – and because it fully met our authority’s expectations.”
The plant will use ultra-efficient treatment process to maximize the energy potential from waste to generate 41GWh of electricity annually, which is equivalent to the electrical consumption of 50,000 inhabitants.
The project will also generate 60GWh of heat energy per year.
Veolia Waste Solutions CEO Bernard Harambillet said: “The construction and the operation of this high performance waste-to-energy plant meets SDEDA’s commitment to finding the best possible local energy solutions. This type of contract reflects our growth and our aims in terms of the circular economy.”
The heat energy generated from the plant will be fed into the Grand Troyes district heating network. It will also be used by a local industrial company.
France aims to increase its renewable energy by 32% by 2030 while reducing landfilled waste by 50% by 2025.
