Linklaters Warsaw has advised Meridiam and Urbaser on a public private partnership for a major waste-to-energy project in the Polish city of Olsztyn.
According to Linklaters, "French fund Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments S.A.S. and the Spanish company Urbaser S.A.U. were advised on the preparation of the organizational structure and the offer for a public-private partnership project aimed at ensuring the management of the combustible fraction of municipal waste from the Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship together with the recovery of energy in high-efficiency cogeneration. The recovered energy will be used in the Olsztyn district heating network."
According to Linklaters ”the project will contribute to the reduction of air pollution and the implementation of EU policies on waste management.”
The Linklaters team was led by Counsel Patryk Figiel and Senior Associates Natalia Mikolajczyk and Tomasz Pleskot.
Linklaters did not reply to our inquiry on the matter.