Veolia Becomes the First Local Energy Producer From Waste in Corrèze
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Veolia will build and operate a new
Waste-to-Energy plant inCorrèze over a 25-year period. - The site will supply nearly 3,000 households with electricity and 6,500 households with district heating with local energy produced from waste.
- 50,000 tonnes of steam per year to reduce the energy consumption of the local infant food plant.
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Veolia's expertise in both efficiency and technology will guarantee the strategic autonomy of the
Correze region.
Veolia (Paris:VIE) and SYTTOM 19 announce a strategic partnership for the next 25 years for a public service delegation involving the construction and management of a new
As a leader in local energy, Veolia will deploy the best of its know-how in both efficiency and technology to guarantee the strategic autonomy of the
This high-performance waste-to-energy plant will be a model of environmental and technological integration.
With a treatment capacity of 79,200 tonnes of non-recyclable household waste per year, the plant will save almost 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year, thanks in particular to the production of 41,000 MWh of electricity, equivalent to the consumption of 18,700 inhabitants.
In terms of technology, the new
It will also incorporate innovative technologies to limit environmental impact, such as dry flue gas treatment and reuse of water in the process, ensuring zero liquid discharge and a perfect circular loop to preserve local resources.
With commissioning scheduled for
- 41 GWh/year of electrical energy produced, covering the equivalent annual electricity consumption of around 3,000 households.
- 31 GWh of heat/year produced for the urban network, equivalent to the annual heating consumption of 6,500 households.
- 50,000 tonnes/year of steam for the Blédina factory, equivalent to the annual heating consumption of 7,200 homes.
To ensure that the economic dimension of the project is firmly rooted in the region, over 80% of the project's partners will be from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, guaranteeing significant regional spin-offs for
From a strategic point of view, local energy represents a considerable asset for
“This partnership testifies to our confidence in Veolia's expertise, which has enabled us to propose an offer tailored to the region's needs, one that is both optimized in terms of energy production and virtuous in terms of resource preservation. It illustrates the ambition of GreenUp, our Group's strategic plan to accelerate the development of local energy in territories from previously under-exploited sources,” said Jean-François Nogrette, CEO of
“This contract with Veolia is the culmination of our long-term commitment to a cleaner, greener and more self-sufficient territory,” said
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