Zabrze CHP Plant Biomass and RDF Retrofit
This project is announced in Poland.
- Status
- Announced
- Estimated reduction
- 280,000 tCO2e a year
- Countries
- Poland
- Sector
- Buildings and efficiency
- Announced
- 29 October 2025
- Expected start
- 2027
About this project
The description is as the source gives it.
Fortum is investing EUR 85 million to retrofit its Zabrze combined heat and power plant in Poland with biomass and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) technology to replace coal. The project will reduce Fortum's annual direct fossil CO2 emissions by approximately 280,000 tonnes and cut coal-based capacity by 0.1 GW. Investment period Q4 2025 to Q4 2027. Evidence: "Fortum podjęło decyzję o zainwestowaniu około 85 mln euro w modernizację zakładu w Zabrzu. ... zmniejszy moce węglowe Fortum o 0,1 GW oraz roczną bezpośrednią emisję CO2 z paliw kopalnych o około 280 000 ton." — https://www.fortum.pl/pl/media/2025/10/fortum-kontynuuje-proces-odejscia-od-wegla-inwestujac-85-mln-euro-w-dekarbonizacje-elektrocieplowni-w-zabrzu
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