Operator: Encyclis · Under construction · Data verified 22.10.2026

Permitted capacity: 478.3 kt/a
Incineration lines: 1
Commissioned: 2027
Energy recovery: Electricity

Encyclis (formerly Covanta Europe) is building the Walsall Energy Recovery Facility on a brownfield site off Fryers Road in Bloxwich, on the northern edge of Walsall in the West Midlands.

The project was originally developed by BH EnergyGap as a two-line gasification scheme and was converted to a conventional single-line moving-grate plant after Encyclis took full ownership and reached financial close in December 2023. It is the first plant wholly owned by Encyclis.

Kanadevia Inova started on-site construction in November 2024 under a turnkey EPC contract. The plant is permitted for 478,300 tonnes of residual household and commercial waste per year (54.6 t/h), will generate up to 49.9 MW of electricity (43.5 MW export) and is designed CHP-ready for a planned district heat network with up to 20 MW of heat. By July 2026 the steam turbine, boiler drum and grate components had been installed, with operation expected in late 2027.

Technical data
Firing system	Grate
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Feedstock	residual municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste, waste wood, MBT residues, RDF, plastics
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Commissioning by line	2009 (first planning permission); 2013 (revised permission 13/0725/WA); 2020 (planning 19/1172 approved, permit variation to conventional combustion); December 2023 (financial close); November 2024 (start of construction by Kanadevia Inova after ten months of site remediation; permit variation V004 to one line); 2026 (boiler, grate and turbine installed); late 2027 (planned start of operation)
Projects in progress	Under construction; pressure tests from early 2026; steam turbine, boiler drum and grate components installed by July 2026; about 500 workers on site; recruitment of ca. 45–60 permanent staff started 2026; district heat network for Walsall planned (CHP-ready design, up to 20 MWth); operation expected late 2027
Address	Walsall Energy Recovery Facility, Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2XJ

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