The Port of Clean Energy, a state-of-the-art waste-to-energy plant in Gdańsk, officially opened on 24 March 2025 marking a major milestone for sustainable waste management in the Pomeranian region. The project has received over €62 million from the EU’s Cohesion Fund.
EU-supported “Port of Clean Energy” has opened in Gdańsk
- 25 March 2025
Gdańsk’s new thermal waste treatment facility, known as the Port of Clean Energy (Gdańsk ITPOK), is now fully operational, offering a long-term solution for managing non-recyclable municipal waste in the city and nearly 40 partner municipalities across the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
With a total cost of approximately €144 million, the project received over €62 million in co-financing from the European Union’s Cohesion Fund through the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014–2020. Local and national funds also contributed, including support from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
The facility will process up to 160,000 tonnes of waste annually and convert it into electricity and heat—producing 114,000 MWh of power and 509,000 GJ of thermal energy. This is enough to supply Gdańsk’s street lighting for over six years and provide heat for thousands of households.
Local and regional leaders praised the project as a model of environmental responsibility and energy decentralisation. The plant also supports EU climate goals by reducing landfill use, cutting emissions, and enhancing circular economy practices.
The investment stands as a key example of how EU cohesion policy is transforming infrastructure and environmental performance across Europe.