- Permitted capacity
- 265 kt/a
- Incineration lines
- 2
- Commissioned
- 2025
- Energy recovery
- CHP
The Waste-to-Energy plant at Emmenspitz in Zuchwil is operated by kenova AG (named Kebag AG until July 2024). It treats combustible waste from around 176 municipalities in the cantons of Solothurn and Bern. In 2025 the new two-line plant Kebag Enova, supplied by Kanadevia Inova, replaced the four-line plant that had operated on the site since 1976. kenova states that it produces the most electricity from waste of any Swiss plant.
| Firing system | Grate |
|---|---|
| Firing system details | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Thermal input | 107.4 MWth |
| Hourly capacity | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Waste calorific value | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Feedstock | municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste, sewage sludge, hazardous waste (small quantities) |
| Accepted waste types (EWC codes) | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Electricity generated | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Heat delivered | 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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| Ownership | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Commissioning by line | new plant KEBAG Enova: 2025 (Lines 1 and 2, trial operation from mid-2025; PAC for combustion and boiler system 2026); old plant: 1976 first plant, lines 1–4 commissioned 1990, 1992, 1993 and 2002 |
| Modernisation / expansion | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Projects in progress | dismantling of the old four-line plant, site to reach final state by 2028; capacity increase from 221,000 to 265,000 t/a (cantonal structure plan, from 2025) |
| Address | Emmenspitz 2, 4528 Zuchwil |
Location
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Nearby plants
- Brügg (near Biel/Bienne)26 km
- Oftringen28 km
- Bern32 km
- Basel40 km
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