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Initial deliveries would be used for fine-tuning the operation of the CHP facility, Lithuania's state-owned energy group Ignitis Grupe (Ignitis Group) said. 

Vilnius MBT facility processes approximately 230,000 tons of waste per year. Residual waste after such treatment – approximately 120,000 tons – will be used for power  generation. 

The CHP plant, which will have a total capacity of some 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity and around 240 MW of heat energy, is expected to launch commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2020. Its capacity will be sufficient to generate about 40 percent of the city's centrally supplied heat energy and cover the needs of some 230,000 households. 

The project was financed using EU funding (up to 140 mln euros), the European Investment Bank's loan (up to 190 mln euros) and Ignitis Grupe's own funds.