BEO ČISTA ENERGIJA, the Special Purpose Vehicle company, established by ITOCHU Corporation (Japan), VEOLIA Group (France) and Marguerite, a pan-European infrastructure investor (Luxembourg), successfully commenced on July 1, 2024 the full scope of Services in accordance with the Public-Private-Partnership contract with the City of Belgrade.
BEO ČISTA ENERGIJA, together with Belgrade’s Secretariat for Environmental Protection, utilized non-recourse credit facility provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) and built various new facilities including Energy-from-Waste facility, intended to provide communal services for waste management, treatment, recovery and disposal.
Recovery of green electrical and thermal energy by treating up to 340,000 tons/year (43,6 t/hr.) of communal waste in Energy-from-Waste facility will supply electricity to 5% and heat to 10% of households in Belgrade. Additionally, waste treatment will substantially reduce waste landfilling, which coupled with the collection and treatment of all leachate from the landfills, and recovery of construction materials from construction and demolition waste, will contribute to tangible improvement of the environmental conditions in Belgrade and the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the amount of 210,000 tons CO2eq/year.
From July 1, 2024, all facilities are operated and maintained by VEOLIA expert teams under a 25-year operation and maintenance contract.
Ivana Vilotijevic, Acting Deputy Head of the City Administration, and Secretary of the Secretariat for Environmental Protection, declared:
<em>“In preparation for EXPO 2027, as of July 1, 2024, Belgrade has joined other European capitals committed to environmental responsibility. Starting today, Belgrade utilizes municipal waste to produce heat and electricity, demonstrating its dedication to its citizens, the city itself, and the Republic of Serbia”.</em>
Vladimir Milovanovic, Aleksandar Obradovic and Katsuhiko Hoshikawa, Managing Directors of BEO ČISTA ENERGIJA, commented:
<em>“BEO ČISTA ENERGIJA had faced many challenges during the construction of this landmark and pathfinder project until arriving to the point when we can proudly provide management of Belgrade’s communal waste in a manner which delivers many environmental benefits and put Serbia’s capital city in a remarkable position in this region with the most modern facilities for waste treatment and management.”</em>
