It is the joint venture’s third major contract in the UK after Peterborough and Gloucester, and the second plant delivered for waste specialist Viridor.
The 36-month build programme at Viridor’s existing Oxwellmains waste treatment hub in East Lothian will create around 350 jobs.
Ian Renhard, managing director of Interserve Construction said: “We are pleased that our continued work with our partners Babcock & Wilcox Vølund and Viridor on another energy recovery facility will not only assist UK environmental targets, but also support the local economy and local employment in Dunbar.”
The facility is integral to Scotland’s ambitions to deliver a zero waste circular economy, which encourages waste reduction, boosts recycling and recovers vital renewable energy from what remains.
The site will generate 30MW of base-load renewable energy direct to the grid: the equivalent of 39 wind turbines, which is enough to power 39,000 homes continuously. The plant will also offer up to 10MW of heat for local use.