Valmet is delivering a boiler fuel conversion for Fortum Zabrze combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Poland. Valmet’s delivery for Fortum Zabrze CHP plant includes boiler island fuel conversion from coal to biomass.
Valmet’s delivery is part of Fortum’s EUR 85M investment project for the retrofit of the Zabrze plant. Currently, the Zabrze plant uses a mix of 60 percent coal and 40 percent refuse-derived fuel (RDF). After modernization, coal will be replaced entirely with certified forest biomass supplied by local providers.
The order is included in Valmet’s Q4 2025 orders received. The rebuild plant is scheduled to start-up during the last quarter of 2027.