The Rostec State Corporation's waste energy management plant has saved about 90 hectares of fertile lands in the Moscow region from pollution by preventing the dumping of 620,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) in landfills. This is exactly the amount of garbage that the company processed into electricity during the 12 months of its operation. Since its commissioning, the green power plant has supplied about 400 million kWh of electricity to the general grid.
Another environmental result of the plant's work was the prevention of carbon dioxide emissions in the amount of 730 thousand tons. According to the methodology developed by the Institute of Global Climate and Ecology named after Academician Yu.A. Israel, the replacement of landfill disposal of one ton of waste with their energy utilization reduces CO2 emissions by 1.16 tons.
It would take about one year for natural ecosystems to absorb such a volume of greenhouse gases and a significant forest area — about 300 thousand hectares of pine or 220 thousand hectares of birch forest.
Since its opening, the plant has received over 20,000 road trains, which is comparable to the volume that would fit in 40,000 standard garbage trucks or 25,000 trucks. All these wastes are so—called "tailings" that cannot be recycled, and they used to be sent to landfills.
"The first year of operation of the waste energy recovery plant has shown that innovative technologies and responsible attitude to the environment can produce significant environmental results. In the first 12 months of operation, the share of natural gas in electricity generation was 1.84%, with a standard of up to 5%. This allowed the company to confirm the status of a "green" power plant and demonstrate the high efficiency of modern technologies for energy waste disposal. We have significantly reduced the environmental burden and laid a solid foundation for the further development of green technologies. Our task is to continue to implement advanced solutions and strengthen environmental safety," Rostec State Corporation noted.
Russia's first modern Rostec State Corporation plant for energy waste disposal was built in the Voskresensk city district of the Moscow Region and began operation at the end of December 2024. The company reached full capacity in March 2025.
The plant uses grate incineration technology to dispose of waste. There are more than 2,500 such installations in the world. Modern gas purification systems can achieve emissions below international environmental standards. The system consists of several stages. At a temperature of 1260 ° C, chemical destruction of dioxins and aromatic hydrocarbons occurs. Then nitrogen oxides are neutralized, and then slaked lime and activated carbon neutralize acids and heavy metals. The final stage is a bag filter that captures the smallest particles of dust and fly ash.
