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Commenting on the Secretary of State's decision, Nader Bahri, Director, E.ON Energy from Waste UK Ltd (EEW), added: "This decision is a milestone for EEW in the UK as it is our second UK plant to be granted planning consent. As a result, many tonnes of waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill could now be used to create sustainable energy."
The plant will be built and operated by EEW which already operates 19 EfW plants in Europe. It will use pre-treated waste from which economically recyclable materials have been removed and which would otherwise be destined for landfill.
The Lostock plant will provide about one-third of Tata Chemicals Europe's energy requirements. It will also allow the existing gas-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant located at Winnington in Northwich to operate at reduced capacity.
Construction of the new plant is likely to begin next year and be operational towards the end of 2016. The construction phase is expected to create hundreds of jobs, with approximately 50 permanent jobs once the plant is commissioned.
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