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Updated every month · data as of 12 October 2026
Atlas · Waste-to-energy
Waste-to-energy Atlas in France 2026
The 116 plants and the 5 SRF boiler plants in operation, checked one by one: who operates them, under which contract, until when. Then the 54 projects and the 26 contracts that change hands by 2028. A free 47-page PDF.
116EfW
in operation, 115 with dated evidence
14,6Mt/yr
of proven capacity, across 107 plants
54projects
39 brownfields, 15 greenfields
47pages
as a PDF, free
01 · Browse
47 pages
What you will download
One profile per plant, maps region by region, the contracts notice by notice, the projects one by one. In the same format as our barometers.
02 · A waste-to-energy plant
From the bunker to the turbine
A waste-to-energy plant, in five steps
What the Atlas records, and the teams that keep it running.
01The waste bunker
Trucks tip into a concrete bunker. The crane operator mixes the waste and feeds the furnace with a grab, day and night.
02The furnace
The waste burns on a moving grate; regulations require the flue gas to stay at least two seconds at 850 °C. This is the heart of plant operation.
03The boiler and the turbine
The heat makes steam, which generates electricity or feeds a district heating network.
04The control room
The shift supervisor and the team run combustion and flue gas treatment around the clock.
05The plants to come
54 projects, 18 of them under construction or in commissioning: as many teams to build.
03 · The operators
Who runs the plants
Veolia and Suez, 57% of capacity
64 plants out of 116. The plant-by-plant detail, with the contract and its expiry, is in the Atlas.
04 · The contracts
For HR directors and management
26 contracts change hands by 2028
5 operator changes already awarded, 16 tenders with no published winner. When the contract changes, the teams change employer.
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (93)
Paprec → Urbaser (Asterya)
1 January 2026
Labeuvrière (62)
Veolia (Valnor) → Idex (Idénergies d’Artois)
12 June 2026
La Veuve (51)
Veolia → FCC Environnement
2 August 2026 (planned)
Chaumont (52)
Veolia (SHMVD) → Paprec Énergies Nord
1 November 2026
Pithiviers (45)
Paprec → Veolia (Géval)
23 November 2027
05 · The essentials
In 30 seconds
The Atlas, in 30 seconds
The fleet
116 plants in operation as of 12 October 2026, two of them overseas, and 5 SRF boiler plants. 14.6 Mt of proven capacity across 107 plants.
The operators
Veolia 33, Suez 31, Paprec 21, then the other groups, in-house public operators and local public companies.
The contracts
26 contracts renewed, reassigned or out to tender from 2026 to 2028, each with its BOAMP or TED notice.
The projects
39 brownfields on existing sites, 15 greenfields on new sites, 18 of them under construction or in commissioning.
The full guide
47pages, as a PDF, free
- The full map on a full page, and one map per region
- One profile per plant: operator, group, contract, expiry, capacity, lines, energy
- The 5 SRF boiler plants in operation
- The 2026 to 2028 contracts, notice by notice
- The 39 brownfields and the 15 greenfields
- Jobs in a waste-to-energy plant and their 2026 salaries
06 · Questions
5 questions
What people still asks us
What does the Waste-to-energy Atlas contain?
One profile for each of the 116 waste-to-energy plants and the 5 SRF boiler plants in operation (operator, group, type of contract, expiry, capacity, lines, energy produced), the full map and one map per region, the 26 contracts at stake from 2026 to 2028, the 39 brownfields and the 15 greenfields, the jobs in a waste-to-energy plant and their salaries. 47 pages.
Is the Atlas free?
Yes. The PDF opens right after the form, and it is also sent by email.
How often is the Atlas updated?
Every month. Tender and award notices, closures and commissionings are collected at the start of the month; the online page shows the date and what has changed. Current data: 12 October 2026.
How is the data checked?
Starting point: ADEME’s SINOE database (117 sites in operation), cross-checked with the lists published by the operators. Each plant checked one by one: inspection reports and ICPE status on Géorisques, BOAMP and TED notices, the national business register, press releases and local press. A blind pass: four checkers with no access to the map redid the 116 municipalities. Two disagreements out of 116, settled on documentary evidence.
How many waste-to-energy plants are there in France?
116 waste-to-energy plants are in operation in France as of 12 October 2026, two of them overseas (Fort-de-France and Saint-Barthélemy). ADEME’s SINOE database lists 117: the Tronville-en-Barrois plant (Meuse) closed in 2024. The 107 plants whose capacity is proven by a permit or an inspection report total 14.6 Mt of waste per year.
07 · And now
Go further
The Atlas, and beyond
The map and the full list are also online, updated every month.
See the map online
Definition, map filterable by operator and list of the 116 sites: “Waste-to-energy in France” page.
Compare salaries
Shift supervisor, operations manager, plant director: the 2026 Salary Barometer.
Report a correction
A contract awarded, an error? Write to us: the online Atlas is corrected within the week.
A plant to run, a team to build?
Florian Beurtey headhunts managers for waste-to-energy, biomass and process industry plants
Confidential 30-minute conversation.
Sources and method
- ADEME, SINOE database of waste treatment facilities
- Géorisques, classified installations: status and inspection reports
- BOAMP, concession, contract and award notices
- TED, Official Journal of the European Union (procurement notices)
- French business directory (national register)
- Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, Annex II (R1 criterion)
- French Labour Code, article L1224-1
Starting point: ADEME’s SINOE database (117 sites in operation), cross-checked with the lists published by the operators. Each plant checked one by one: inspection reports and ICPE status on Géorisques, BOAMP and TED notices, the national business register, press releases and local press. A blind pass: four checkers with no access to the map redid the 116 municipalities. Two disagreements out of 116, settled on documentary evidence. Result: 116 waste-to-energy plants in operation, 115 with dated evidence, one attributed on a probable clue (Enoris’s shareholding in Massy). Capacities are those of a prefectoral order or an inspection report from 2023 to 2026, for 107 plants out of 116; the others are marked “n.c.” and never estimated. They are not the tonnages treated in a given year. Contract expiry dates are those of the published notices, written “around” when deduced from the contract term and “not published” when no notice gives them. This Atlas grew out of a map published on LinkedIn on 11 October 2026. Plant directors and operators corrected it within the day; each correction was checked against documents before going in. Thanks to Stéphane Tlouzeau, Laura Hervelin, Yohan Chirat, Jean-Sébastien Jamet, and the readers who wrote in private messages. Illustration images generated for the Atlas.
Florian Beurtey, founder of Volta Executive. Engineer from Mines Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech, formerly at EDF (nuclear power plant) and Safran before moving into recruitment at Michael Page. Lecturer at ISTP, Arts et Métiers ParisTech and Mines Saint-Étienne. Leads the community "La Voix de la Transition" (13,000 industrial decision-makers).
Data as of 12 October 2026, updated every month. 47-page PDF.