Seven candidates have submitted Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the implementation of waste management facilities in the region of Eastern Macedonia - Thrace through a PPP

The project will include the design, construction, financing, maintenance and operation of the waste management facility.

The candidate that expressed interest are:

• Toxotis
• Archirodon Group, Intrakat, and Envitec
• Terna Energy,
• J&P Avax, Îœesogeios,
• Eretvo, and Domosport,
• Îœetka, and CH. D. Konstantinidis,
• Aktor Concessions, and Helktor.

The contract value has been estimated at €130 million, the total annual capacity of the facilities at 150.000 tons, and the concession is for a period of 27 years

As in all waste management PPP tender competitions in Greece, the process allows all available technologies that cover the environmental targets, European and Greek legislation, fostering healthy competition among the bidders and facilitating the selection of the optimal solution. The lowest fee to be paid by the users will constitute the main selection criterion, while meeting all environmental goals.

The projects will utilize funds provided by the European Union's structural funds for the co-financing of the construction costs by 40-60%.