Councillors give green light for new Baldovie incinerator

The company behind plans for a massive new incinerator at Baldovie has vowed to work closely with nearby residents to allay any concerns they may have about the plant.

Dundee City Council’s development management committee has approved plans for the £100 million incinerator, which will take waste from Angus.

German-owned company MVV Environment Services will build it on land adjacent to the current Baldovie incinerator, over which it will assume control later this year.

The waste-to-energy plant will replace the current incinerator when it comes online in three years.

Steam produced when the waste is burned will be sent to the nearby Michelin factory, where it will be used as part of the tyre-making process.

It will also supply electricity to the National Grid.

The incinerator’s stack will be 90 metres tall – 20 metres taller than the current plant’s chimney.

Paul Carey, managing director of MVV Environment Services, said: “We offer a comprehensive, modern, environmentally and economically sound solution to make optimum use of residual household waste.

“We will continue to work on the project with Dundee City Council and Angus Council as our potential customers.”

“Cooperation with the local community is a central part of our corporate governance.”

The new plant on Forties Road will preserve around 37 operational jobs at the facility and about 70 indirect jobs.

It will also support up to 300 jobs during construction.

The incinerator will burn around 110,000 tonnes of waste each year.