Zakłady Azotowe Puławy select the offer of the consortium headed by Polimex Mostostal for the construction of a new power unit

The Management Board of Grupa Azoty, Zakłady Azotowe Puławy have chosen the offer of Polimex Mostostal, Polimex Energetyka and SBB Energy as the most advantageous in the tender procedure for the selection of the general contractor for the construction of a coal-fired power unit in the CHP plant in Puławy. The net contract value is close to PLN 1,16 billion.

The commission that has been put out to tender concerns the construction of a heating and condensing power unit with a pulverized coal-fired boiler with the capacity of up to 100MWe / 300 MWt in Zakłady Azotowe Puławy.

 „We welcome the fact that our company has been selected for the implementation of this key project for Grupa Azoty and for the Lublin Voivodeship. The new power unit will ensure a long-term energy security for Zakłady Azotowe Puławy. It is another venture by Polimex Mostostal to fully comply with the EU emission standards, also in line with the so-called BAT conclusions.” – said Krzysztof Figat, the President of Polimex Mostostal.

The project is scheduled to start in September 2019, the implementation of the investment in the turn-key formula is expected to take 36 months with the completion planned for the third quarter of 2022. As per this estimated timeline, the power unit should be in operation from the fourth quarter of 2022.