Fortum to work on latest project in southern Poland

Fortum is investing PLN 60 million in a new production in Bytom, the company said on Tuesday in a press release.  Included in the investment is the building of a power plant which will produce 25 MW of  heat energy, and the construction of a district heating network connecting Bytom and Zabrze, with the completion of the project scheduled for November 2018. “The emergence of a new heating plant in Bytom is part of a broad investment plan for Silesian cities. Fortum's value  will exceed PLN 1 billion by 2022. Our actions are designed to provide residents with a permanent and safe heat supply in the long term,” said Director of Production for Fortum, Piotr Górnik in the release. The report also indicated that a multi-fuel power plant in Zabrze will be completed, along with transfer lines which will allow for the connection of heating systems in both cities. Fortum specializes in the production of electricity and heat free of carbon dioxide emissions. It is present mainly in the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Russia and Poland. In 2015, Fortum's total revenues reached 3.56 billion.