EDF and Tamar agree waste-to-energy deal

Tamar Energy, the anaerobic digestion specialist, has announced an agreement to sell the power from its portfolio of waste-to-energy plants to EDF Energy.

UK company Tamar revealed on Monday that it began selling power from its Basingstoke and Holbeach plants to EDF Energy in December as part of the new deal.

Another three facilities are due to come online this year and will similarly provide low carbon power to EDF.

Tamar's first five anaerobic digestion plants - the facilities in Basingstoke and Holbeach will be joined by plants in Retford, Halstead, and Hoddesdon - will offer 11MW of capacity.

Willie Heller, Tamar chief executive, said the EDF deal is a significant milestone for both the company and the emerging anaerobic digestion industry, as it promises to "prove the value of AD's base load generation in the market over the long term".

John Cockin, EDF's director of business services, said: "We're always keen to work with new low carbon generators. This PPA provides a flexible way to sell energy into the market, so Tamar Energy can achieve the best price for their power and benefit from the minimum income certainty provided by the feed-in tariff. We're delighted this innovative approach suits both parties and enables Tamar Energy to achieve financial close for its power stations."