Dec 15, 2009 | Amsterdam/Zwolle Nuon takes over combined heat and power plant in Almere from Electrabel
Nuon today signed an agreement with Electrabel – the GDF SUEZ group – to take over its natural gas-fired CHP plant in Almere. The CHP plant comprises two small units of 60 megawatts each. Electrabel’s CHP plant is currently already supplying heat to Nuon for district heating for 43,000 homes in Almere.
"District heating is an environmentally friendly method of heating without a central heating boiler and saves a significant difference of CO2 emissions," says Øystein Løseth, CEO of Nuon. "By purchasing this CHP plant Nuon aims to guarantee the security of supply of heat to the residents."
Maus van Loon, CEO of Electrabel, continues, "In our view it’s a good idea for the entire heat supply process, from production to actual delivery, to be in the hands of a single party. That’s the best way of optimising the process. And of course it’s also in the best interests of the customer in terms of quality." The transaction still needs to be approved by the Nma.
Personnel
There are 30 people working at the plant. These people will become employees of Nuon. "We are happy to be able to welcome new colleagues. This gives an extra guarantee of quality and continuity," adds Løseth. The SER and trade unions involved in the two companies have been fully informed of the transaction.
About Nuon
Nuon is an energy company with 6,000 employees, serving more than three million consumers, businesses and organisations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Nuon aims to provide a reliable and affordable energy supply that is also as clean as possible. Nuon produces and delivers gas, electricity, heating and cooling and helps its customers to keep their energy consumption down. The company constitutes the Business Group Benelux of the Vattenfall Group.
About Electrabel
Electrabel is a producer and supplier of energy and energy-related services. With a flexible and modern energy park, Electrabel is responsible for a quarter of the electricity production in the Netherlands. Electrabel employs approximately 1,200 people in the Netherlands.
Electrabel is a subsidiary of GDF SUEZ, one of the most authoritative energy suppliers in the world and present in the whole energy chain, in electricity and in natural gas, both upstream and downstream. Within its field (energy, energy services and environment) GDF SUEZ positions itself, according to a sustainable development model with the challenge: to provide energy, to be a reliable supplier, to make optimal use of its energy sources and to go against climate change.
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