Construction on the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP) a 299 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in the U.K. was suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A small number of critical maintenance staff remain onsite. MGT, the owner and operator of Tees REP, did not indicate when construction on the facility might resume.
&ldquo;Construction at Tees REP was suspended on 24 March 2020 pending additional preparations being made by MGT Teesside Ltd&rsquo;s (MGT) contractors and subcontractors to comply with new and evolving government guidance concerning public health protocols in light of Covid-19,&rdquo; the company said in a <a href="http://www.mgtteesside.co.uk/blog/coronavirus" target="_blank">statement</a>. &ldquo;This action has been taken to protect the health and safety of a large workforce on site, and ensure that a reduced workforce can return to site to continue key construction activities. At this point in time, only a small number of critical maintenance staff remain on site, following all social distancing protocols in compliance with U.K. central government guidance.&rdquo;
The Tees REP facility has been under development for several years. The European Union <a href="http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/11461/eu-approves-u-k-state-aid-for-teesside-biomass-chp-plant" target="_blank">approved U.K. state aid</a> for the facility on January 2015. MGT Teesside <a href="http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/13579/tees-rep-finalizes-project-financing-enviva-off-take-agreement" target="_blank">announced </a>in August 2016 that financing arrangements for the plant had been finalized. That same month, Enviva announced its previously announced take-or-pay offtake contract to supply wood pellets to the facility was firm. Tees REP was scheduled to become operational in 2020. MGT did not comment on how the COVID-19-related delay could impact that timeline.
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The Tees Renewable Energy Plant is shown in a rendering published before cosntruction on the project began. 

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Construction on the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP) a 299 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in the U.K. was suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A small number of critical maintenance staff remain onsite. 

COVID-19 delays construction of 299 MW biomass power plant in UK

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