With an offer, this one from the consortium Tender Energy – Titanthe bidding process for the Waste Management from Central Macedonia, PPP with an estimated value of 202 million euros.
Initially, Metka (Metlen), Intrakat and the More – Avax – Thalis and Elektor – Aktor Concessions consortia expressed interest, but ultimately did not submit a proposal. According to reports, each agency had its own reasons, unrelated to the entire process.
In particular, it is the PPP “Waste Treatment Unit of the Western Sector of the Region of Central Macedonia”, with the contracting authority being the Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies (FODSA) of Central Macedonia.
Under the proposed Public-Private Partnership, the Private Partnership Entity (PPP) will implement the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the Western Sector MEA of the Central Macedonia Region, the largest under planning in Northern Greece.
Unit profile
It will have a capacity of 300,000 tons, will be built near the Mavrorachis landfill and will serve 9 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture of Thessaloniki (Ampelokipo – Menemeni, Volvi, Delta, Kordelio – Evosmou, Lagada, Neapoli – Sykeon, Pavlou Mela, Chalkidonos, Oreokastro), 60% of the central municipality of Thessaloniki, all municipalities in the prefectures of Pella, Imathia and Pieria, as well as the municipality of Paionia Kilkis.
The duration of the contract is set at 27 years, of which the first two relate to the construction period.
The contract value is divided into a financial contribution of €60 million and a net present value of availability payments of €142.2 million. The availability payments will be linked to the quantity of waste that IFS will manage, as well as compliance with availability criteria and operational specifications.
The most important benefits of the plant’s operation, according to FODSA, are the drastic reduction in the volume of waste to be disposed of and the hazardousness of the waste to be disposed of, the limitation and prevention of the possibility of aquifer pollution and the elimination of the need for constant search for landfills that also lead to social reactions.