Fortum
Press release

Fortum inaugurates the first waste-to-energy combined heat and power plant in
the Baltics

Espoo, Finland, 2013-05-15 12:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE 15 May
2013

Dalia Grybauskaite, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and Sauli Niinistö,
President of the Republic of Finland, have today inaugurated Fortum's new
combined heat and power plant in the city of Klaipeda, Lithuania. The power
plant uses municipal and industrial waste as well as biomass as fuels to
provide district heating to the residents and businesses in Klaipeda and
electricity to the Lithuanian power grid. It is the first of its kind in the
Baltic countries.

"Using sorted waste as fuel in combined heat and power production is a
sustainable solution for urban areas. It offers a cost-efficient answer to
energy and waste management needs alike, and helps to significantly reduce
greenhouse gas emissions compared to depositing waste in landfills," said
Fortum’s CFO...