Gov't to build electrical power and heating plant in Silesia

The governmental Industrial Development Agency (ARP) and state-controlled energy company, JSW Koks will construct an electrical power and heating plant worth PLN 185 million in Radlin (Upper Silesia). "The government's priority is to support industry in Silesia. The new role of the ARP fits it very well, the agency will participate more actively in the support and in the development of firms in the region," said Rafał Baniak, deputy state treasury minister. "Construction of an electrical power and heating plant in Radlin is another investment supported by the ARP in the framework of funding pro-growth and restructuring initiatives of Silesian industry," Baniak added. The plant will have a heating capacity of 104 MWt and will be powered by coke gas.