Orlen’s PLN 1.65 billion project greenlit by supervisory board

The supervisory board of Polish oil giant Orlen has agreed to the construction of a steam and gas co-generation plant with 600 MWe of power. The investment will cost PLN 1.65 billion and will be delivered in 2017. The company is close to signing the agreement with the general contractor for the project. It has already obtained the building permit and connection agreements with power transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Energetyczne and with Gaz-System. Orlen already has another similar project under construction, a 463 MWe unit in Włocławek.