The incinerator is still too expensive for the city. Second tender invalidated.

• Koszalin received PLN 200 million in subsidies and loans from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for the construction of an incineration plant.
• The offers submitted in tenders by potential contractors exceed the financial capabilities of the local government.
• The city has already invalidated the second tender.

The construction of a waste incineration plant in Koszalin is facing delays. The Municipal Utilities Company (PGU) has just canceled another tender for the project. Anna Makarewicz, spokeswoman for the mayor of Koszalin, explained on Radio Koszalin that the delay is due to formal and financial difficulties. The lowest bid in the last tender exceeded the projected amount by PLN 35 million.

Three years ago, the city obtained PLN 200 million for construction – PLN 70 million in grants and PLN 130 million in loans.

In the first tender for the construction of a waste incineration plant in Koszalin, two bids were submitted that exceeded the city's expectations—even twice as much. The lowest bid was PLN 303 million.

A second tender was therefore announced. Three entities participated. The lowest bid was PLN 277 million. This was less than in the first tender, but still more than PGK was willing to spend, so the procedure was again invalidated.

- The gross amount we have is approximately PLN 240 million - admitted Tomasz Bernacki, deputy mayor of Koszalin, when assessing the tender.

The Koszalin incinerator will receive waste generated in Koszalin, the municipalities of the Koszalin district, and the cities that have declared that they will entrust PGK with the management of the energy fraction of municipal waste, including those from Kołobrzeg, Darłowo, and Sławno.

The incinerator was scheduled to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2026, but due to the delays in the tender process, this deadline became unrealistic. The facility will have a capacity of 30,000 tons per year, with a waste calorific value estimated at 12.9 MJ/kg. It is expected to generate over 170,000 GJ of thermal energy and over 11,000 MWh of electricity annually.