The aim of this paper is to discuss the design assumptions and to determine the current status of the construction of the Municipal Solid Waste Thermal Treatment Plant (ZTPOK) in Krakow with a capacity of 220 thousand tons per year. This plant, planned to be built by the end of 2015 years, will be an important element of municipal waste management system in the area of the Municipality of Krakow. ZTPOK in Krakow will consist of the following installations: two lines of municipal solid waste incinerators based on moving grate technology, an installation of chemical solidification and stabilization of fly ash, and an installation of slag valorisation and recovery of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Application of these installations will provide efficient energy recovery from waste (production of electricity and heat in cogeneration) and the management of residues from waste incineration process. Construction of the plant performs selected through a tender Korean company Posco Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., in accordance with the agreement signed with the Krakow Municipal Holding on 31 October 2012.

English title: Municipal Solid Waste Thermal Treatment Plant in Krakow - design assumptions and the status of the construction.