Operator: Hamburger Rieger · Operating · Data verified 08.10.2026

Permitted capacity: 356 kt/a
Incineration lines: 1
Commissioned: 2013
Energy recovery: CHP

Waste to Energy plant Spremberg is a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) power plant in Spremberg, Brandenburg, operated by Hamburger Rieger GmbH, with a capacity of 356,000 tonnes per year.

Technical data
Firing system	Grate
Thermal input	121 MWth
Hourly capacity	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Feedstock	RDF from processed municipal and commercial waste, plus fibre sludge and rejects from the neighbouring paper mills
Electrical output	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
District heat use	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Operating hours	8,000 h/a
Flue gas cleaning	WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
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Projects in progress	EBS-HKW 2 (second grate line): 30.9 t/h, approx. 271,000 t/a, 100–115 t/h steam, 7.5–12 MW gross, plus new gas/oil boiler 3 (25 MW FWL, 19 bar, 220–230 °C) with back-pressure turbine and 8,000 m³ bunker; total site 75.4 t/h; application published May 2023, early-start approvals 20 Sep 2023 and 25 Mar 2024, 1st partial permit 12 Jul 2024 (LfU Brandenburg); planned commissioning March 2026 (current status not verified)
Address	An der Heide A9, 03130 Spremberg (Industriepark Schwarze Pumpe)

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