DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to divest the waste-fired combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant near Holstebro, M&aring;bjerg CHP Plant, to the Danish utility companies Struer Forsyning Fjernvarme A/S and Vestforsyning Varme A/S. Consequently, DONG Energy is divesting its last waste-fired CHP plant.
Thomas Dalsgaard, executive vice president in DONG Energy Thermal Power, said, "The divestment is part of our strategy to focus on the central power stations in Denmark. With the agreement concerning the M&aring;bjerg CHP Plant, we're divesting our last local CHP plant."
In 2011, DONG Energy decided to focus on its large central power stations and since then, we've divested eight local biomass- and gas-fired power stations as well as six waste-fired CHP plants.
Dalsgaard continued, "We&rsquo;re in the process of converting a number of our central power stations to using wood pellets and wood chips as fuel instead of coal and gas so that they contribute to Denmark's green conversion. This is our core competence and what we should concentrate our efforts on. Our target is that at least half of the electricity and heat generated at our power stations must originate from biomass in 2020."
Still part of biorefinery
The divestment of M&aring;bjerg CHP Plant to Struer Forsyning and Vestforsyning does not change the plans for the biorefinery Maabjerg Energy Concept where the CHP plant will use the biofuel &ldquo;lignin&rdquo; from the biorefinery.
Dalgsgaard concluded, "The M&aring;bjerg CHP Plant is an important factor in the plans for the biorefinery Maabjerg Energy Concept and therefore, it&rsquo;s very positive in relation to the realization of the project that the new owners of the CHP plant will be the local utility companies in Struer and Holstebro."
The realization of the Maabjerg Energy Concept depends on whether the Danish government introduces a requirement stipulating that at least 2.5 percent second generation bioethanol should be added to the petrol in order to create a market for the sale.
The agreement concerning the divestment of the M&aring;bjerg CHP Plant, which has been signed today, is expected to be implemented during the first half of 2015 and is, among other things, subject to approval by the Danish competition authorities.
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DONG Energy has entered into an agreement concerning divestment of the MÃ¥bjerg CHP Plant to Struer Forsyning Fjernvarme A/S and Vestforsyning Varme A/S.

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DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to divest the waste-fired combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant near Holstebro, Mabjerg CHP Plant, to the Danish utility companies Struer Forsyning Fjernvarme A/S and Vestforsyning Varme A/S. 

DONG Energy divests its last waste-fired CHP plant

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