London, UK. 10 Jan 2023 – Amberside Advisors Ltd is pleased to have supported Equitix in the formation of a Joint Venture with Viridor, which will oversee the construction and operation of the Westfield Energy from Waste (EFW) Plant.
Amberside have previously supported Equitix with buyside financial modelling, through to Financial Close, related to the acquisition of the plant.
The Westfield EFW project is situated on the site of a former open cast coal mine, close to Fife in the central belt of Scotland. Currently under construction by Swiss-based contractor Hitachi Zosen Inova, when operational the plant will generate 23 MW of low carbon electricity, and process 250,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Viet Nguyen, Associate Director at Amberside, commented: “We are delighted to have been involved in assisting bringing together an industry leading waste management specialist and a proven renewable investor to ensure the project has the best chance of achieving its goal of supply low carbon energy for years to come”.
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