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A new incinerator to burn waste from north London is due to open in 2027 but faces delays. Photo: LDRS.<\/p>\nA new incinerator to burn waste from north London is due to open in 2027 but faces delays. Photo: LDRS.<\/p>\n
Progress on the construction of a controversial new incinerator to burn waste from Camden and six other London boroughs is making slow headway due to a series of local and international challenges.<\/p>\n
The redevelopment at Edmonton EcoPark, which will replace the existing, ageing waste-burning facility has been delayed, overseers say.<\/p>\n
They have pointed to Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and high interest rates impacting the cost of raw construction materials.<\/p>\n
The incinerator was originally intended to be up and running by 2027.<\/p>\n
No fresh timelines for the project have been made publicly available, but the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) \u2014 which is guiding the project \u2014 says \u201cconstruction progress continues to be made\u201d.<\/p>\n
NLWA is controlled by councillors from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest, and is responsible for disposing of waste from the seven boroughs.<\/p>\n
Construction firm Acciona is still facing \u201cchallenges,\u201d NLWA chair Councillor Clyde Loakes said. Last year, it was reported the firm had faced \u201ccontinued\u201d delays in bringing in subcontractors for the next stage of development.<\/p>\n
Cllr Loakes, who also serves as the deputy leader of Waltham Forest Council, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: \u201cThe delivery of the energy recovery facility has not stopped \u2014 construction progress continues to be made, with over 200 workers on site.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe subcontractors engaged by Acciona have consistently demonstrated excellent competency throughout the project. The civil works are largely complete and work to install the first two boilers and the steelwork for the turbines and flue gas treatment continues.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, as we have consistently reported publicly, there are challenges being faced by Acciona and the programme is delayed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFactors such as energy and raw material price shocks following the outbreak of the Ukraine war, high interest rates, and Brexit have impacted the construction industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
But despite the reassurances, campaigners against the scheme fear it is in \u201cserious disarray\u201d.<\/p>\n
Carina Millstone, with the Stop Edmonton Incinerator Now<\/a> coalition, said: \u201cThe NLWA\u2019s stubborn refusal to release information about the delays in the building of the new incinerator suggests to us that the relationship with Acciona has irretrievably broken down, no doubt at a hefty cost to the councils.<\/p>\n \u201cWe now believe the new incinerator will never be built.\u201d<\/p>\n A total of \u00a366.5mn has been allocated to the project from the Heat Networks Investment Project, a government-funded scheme aimed at increasing the number of networks in England and Wales.<\/p>\n The budget has already risen from \u00a31.2bn to \u00a31.5bn, with the NLWA citing similar supply issues.<\/p>\n