Work could start next year on a new waste-to-energy power station on the South Humber Bank.Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, granted development consent to EP Waste Management Ltd last week for the 95MW plant at Stallingborough. The £300 million build-out will sit alongside the existing gas-fired plant operated by parent company EP UK Investments. Read more: Orsted signs multi-million pound deal for Humber-built offshore wind monopiles South Humber Bank Energy Centre, as it is to be known, will supply electricity at a level equivalent to 100,000 homes, processing refuse-derived fuel. James Crankshaw, head of business development at EPUKI, said: “We are delighted with the Secretary of State’s decision. This new Energy Centre will help to play a key role in supporting the path to Net Zero by reducing the amount of waste going to landfill, supporting the local economy and contributing to the security of electricity supplies nationally”. Outlining how construction could begin as “ear …
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