Vattenfall to invest zł.2.7 billion in new cogeneration station

Swedish power giant Vattenfall is getting ready to choose a contractor to build a 480 MW power station for cogeneration plant EC Siekierki, the largest plant held by its Polish branch, Vattenfall Heat Poland. The value of the contract is estimated at over €800 (zł.2,700) million, according to Parkiet daily.

"The station … will produce electricity and heat. In the winter months it will focus more on the production of heat, and in the summer on electricity," Łukasz Zimnoch, spokesperson for Vattenfall Heat Poland, told Parkiet.

A number of firms have expressed interest in the project, including Alstom Polska, Rafako and Polimex-Mostostal, although details of the project had not been released as WBJ went to press. The selection process is expected within a few months and work on the EC Siekierki plant could start in 2009. Construction of similar projects usually takes around four years.

A number of energy-sector firms intend to build new power stations in the near future, including Enea, PGE, Tauron, RWE and Electrabel. The total value of these projects could amount to as much as zł.50 billion.