Operator: SWE Umweltservice · Operating · Data verified 08.10.2026

RABA Erfurt is a waste-to-energy plant in Erfurt, Thuringia, operated by SWE Umweltservice GmbH, with a capacity of 84,900 tonnes per year.

Technical data
Thermal input	26 MWth
Hourly capacity	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Feedstock	mechanically pre-treated residual waste (household, commercial and bulky waste from Erfurt)
Electrical output	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
District heat use	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Flue gas cleaning	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
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Projects in progress	Flue gas heat recovery for district heating: heat exchanger in the flue gas duct after the ID fan (cooling from approx. 145 to 80 degC, at least 1.1 MWth, up to 9.8 GWh/a, approx. 1,725 t CO2/a saved), chimney internal coating and connection to the SWE Energie district heating network at the neighbouring CCGT site; Sep 2024 to Dec 2026, approx. EUR 3.0 million, EFRE co-funded; EPC tender Lot 2 early 2026. Sewage sludge mono-incineration plant (KMV): fluidised bed, 1.75 MW, approx. 25,000 t/a dewatered sludge, sharing the EnVA flue gas cleaning, with phosphorus-rich ash for recovery; tender 2025, commercial operation planned Q1 2029.
Address	Schwerborner Straße 29b, 99087 Erfurt

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