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1st August 2013

£81m Biomass Plant to be Built on Port Estate

#EnergyPort - Funding for a renewable energy plant costing £81m is to be built at Londonderry Harbour Commissioners lands at Lisahally.

Northern Ireland-based Evermore Renewable Energy will build the flagship biomass CHP plant, which is the first of its kind on the island of Ireland.

The 15-megawatt plant will increase the amount of renewable energy currently generated in Northern Ireland by approximately 10%. For more on this development U.TV news has a report.

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