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SITA opens £70M extension to Tees Valley EfW plant

Hilary Armstrong MP takes a peek inside the new building

SITA has officially opened its new multi-million pound extension at the Tees Valley energy-from-waste site. The £70M project forms part of SITA's 28-year PFI contract with Northumberland County Council.

The green energy facility in Haverton Hill, near Billingham, creates electricity for the National Grid by using non-recycled waste as a fuel to produce enough power to supply about 36,000 homes.

It has taken residual waste from the boroughs of Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland since the facility opened ten years ago, but has been accepting waste from Northumberland since the new extension became operational in May this year - making it SITA UK's largest EfW site in the country.

North West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong, who is also chair of SITA's advisory board, opened the extension at a special ceremony yesterday, along with SITA chief executive David Palmer-Jones and leader of Northumberland County Council, Cllr Jeff Reid.

The extension, which can deal with 136,000 tonnes of waste a year, was completed on time and within budget, using a number of locally-sourced materials, including aggregates for construction, steel, electrical supplies, fixings and paint - giving a welcome boost to the Northeast economy.

Posted on 09 October 2009

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