enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has today announced it has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, to provide reliable, homegrown electricity from its latest facility in Leeds.
Under the agreement, enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility will supply around 390 GWh of electricity per year over a three-year period from 2025, equivalent to the annual electricity usage of 140,000 British households. ENGIE intends to deliver the reliable, homegrown energy to industrial customers.
Wayne Robertson, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer of enfinium, said: “This agreement highlights the benefits of using society’s unrecyclable waste to generate reliable, homegrown energy to power British homes and businesses. We are delighted our new state-of-the-art Skelton Grange facility will be contributing to energy security and economic growth when it becomes operational later this year.”
Graham Oxley, Chief Commercial Officer at ENGIE Supply UK, said: “Securing reliable power from sustainable sources for our customers is core to what we do. We’re pleased to partner with enfinium, enabling us to deliver stable and reliable energy whilst reducing unrecyclable waste being sent to landfill.”
enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility, due to be operational from summer 2025, will be strategically significant for decarbonising waste in West Yorkshire and the wider region. Once operational, it will divert up to 410,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste from emissions-intensive landfill every year. The Aire Valley Heat and Power Network has also been awarded £19.5 million in funding from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund to harness waste heat from enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility to offer reliable, sustainable heating.
The construction of the site has provided a boost the local economy with an investment of over £500m in its development. Over 400 jobs have been created during the construction phase and, once operational, the facility will provide over 40 high-quality full-time roles.
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About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with four operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and two in construction. enfinium diverts 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 500,000 UK homes. enfinium’s ambition is to transform its facilities into local ‘decarbonisation hubs’ powered by the millions of tonnes of unrecyclable waste the UK will produce for decades to come. Using existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium could contribute to heat networks, produce electrolytic hydrogen, or use carbon capture technology to provide durable, high quality carbon removals which will be critical for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050. For more on enfinium, please visit www.enfinium.co.uk.
About ENGIE
ENGIE is a major player in the energy transition, whose purpose is to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy. With 98,000 employees in 30 countries, the Group covers the entire energy value chain, from production to infrastructures and sales. ENGIE combines complementary activities: renewable electricity and green gas production, flexibility assets (notably batteries), gas and electricity transmission and distribution networks, local energy infrastructures (heating and cooling networks) and the supply of energy to individuals, local authorities and businesses. Every year, ENGIE invests more than €10 billion to drive forward the energy transition and achieve its net-zero carbon goal by 2045.
About ENGIE in the UK
In the UK, with 1,300 employees, ENGIE owns and operates a large portfolio of renewable and flexible storage assets, across electrons and molecules, including one of the largest pumped-storage hydro plants in Europe. Our JV company Ocean Winds is one of the largest offshore wind generators in Scotland with 1832 MW of operating capacity. We supply +17,000 business customers with electricity and gas and accompany them in their decarbonisation journey. Over its 20 years of operations in the UK, ENGIE has unlocked billions of pounds into the country’s energy transition.
ENGIE Financials
Turnover in 2024: €73.8 billion. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Euro 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, Euronext Vigeo Eiris – Europe 120 / France 20, MSCI EMU ESG screened, MSCI EUROPE ESG Universal Select, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG-X).
