Thermal Power Station Plant, Runcorn, Cheshire
June 2010

John Sisk & Son Ltd UK has been awarded a £36m Contract by Keppel Seghers UK for Civil, Structural, Architectural (CSA) & Ancillary Works “Civils Package” at a new Solid Recovered Fuel Thermal Power Station at Runcorn, Cheshire.

Forming part of the Greater Manchester Waste PFI contract, the scheme has been commissioned by a Special Purpose Vehicle scheme led by Ineos Chlor, Viridor and Laing - The Thermal Power Station Company, to provide heat and power for Ineos ChlorVinyls’ adjacent site.

Sisk’s Major Projects and Rail divisions will begin work in June for the 88 week contract delivering civils, demolition, structural, architectural, building services and site infrastructure elements including road and rail, of the new Thermal Power Station at the Weston Point site in Runcorn, Cheshire. Additional works and site attendances will take Sisk’s presence on site up to 130 weeks.

On completion, the Thermal Power Station will have a thermal input capacity of 174 MWth, burning Solid Recovered Fuel to generate and export 100 MW heat and power. This will be achieved through 375,000 tonnes per annum of Solid Recovered Fuel, delivered by both road and rail. This Solid Fuel Recovery scheme will not only find a use for waste that cannot be recycled, but help reduce energy and heat costs for a major employer and manufacturer in the North West.

The plant is scheduled to begin providing heat and power to INEOS at Runcorn Site by early 2013. The capacity of the Energy from Waste CHP plant upon full completion is expected to be 750,000 tonnes of SRF, which will generate around 100MW of electricity and heat - equivalent to around 20% of Runcorn Site's total energy demand.