- Permitted capacity
- 379.7 kt/a
- Incineration lines
- 1
- Commissioned
- 2028
- Energy recovery
- Electricity
Viridor is building the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility on the former Cargill sweeteners site on the north-west side of Tilbury Docks in Thurrock, Essex, next to the Tilbury Green Power biomass plant.
Viridor bought the development rights for the consented ‘Tilbury Docks Phase 2’ project from the Irish utility ESB in September 2022, had the environmental permit varied in January 2024 to a single-line inclined moving-grate plant for 379,658 tonnes per year (43.3 t/h, 126.4 MW thermal, up to 44 MW electrical) and reached financial close in November 2024.
Kanadevia Inova is building the plant under a turnkey EPC contract over about 42 months. By 2026 the waste bunker, stack and main concrete structure will be complete and commercial operation is targeted for 2028. The plant is designed CHP-ready with steam and hot-water pass-outs, and carbon capture is considered a possible future option.
| Firing system | Grate |
|---|---|
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| Thermal input | 126.4 MWth |
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| Feedstock | residual municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste, refuse-derived fuel |
| Accepted waste types (EWC codes) | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Electrical output | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Flue gas cleaning | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
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| Designer / EPC contractor | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Ownership | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Commissioning by line | 2014 (original permit for 170,000 t/a SRF/wood plant, Tilbury Green Power Phase 2); September 2022 (Viridor acquires development rights from ESB); January 2024 (permit variation EPR/WP3007LM/V002 to 379,658 t/a); November 2024 (financial close, EPC contract with Kanadevia Inova, start of construction); 2028 (planned commercial operation) |
| Projects in progress | Under construction since November 2024 (42-month build and commissioning programme): waste bunker complete, stack erected, main concrete structure largely finished, M&E works and steel erection in 2026; CHP-ready design with steam/hot-water pass-outs, CHP options to be considered during construction; carbon capture and storage named as a possible future opportunity; commercial operation targeted for 2028 |
| Address | Thameside Energy Recovery Facility, former Cargill Sweeteners site, Tilbury Dock, Tilbury RM18 7NU |
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