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600 MW AC solar farm in the UK: The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the planning consent for Island Green Power’s (IGP) Cottam Solar Project. According to IGP, this will become the UK’s largest solar farm and generate 600 MW AC capacity. It will be accompanied by a 600 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to ensure grid reliability.
Greenvolt selling Italian portfolio: Portuguese energy group Greenvolt has signed an agreement to sell a 19 solar PV project portfolio in Italy to Nuveen Infrastructure for €18.7 million. Representing 153 MW in combined capacity, these projects are expected to reach ready-to-build (RTB) status between 2024 and 2025. These will be sold in phases, said Greenvolt. At the end of Q1 2024, Greenvolt’s group pipeline reached 8.6 GW, out of which it plans to sell 70% to 80% capacity. In 2024, it will sell more than 500 MW.
Bluefield divests stake in 112 MW PV: London-based Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited has sold a 50% stake in a 112 MW solar PV portfolio in the UK to GLIL Infrastructure. The latter is a partnership of several UK pension funds and has purchased the 50% stake for £70 million. Bluefield said this completes phase II of the strategic partnership. Under phase I, both companies jointly acquired a stake in the Lightsource bp portfolio. Going forward, for phase III, both Bluefield and GLIL plan to jointly commit capital to construct close to 10% of the company’s development pipeline.
PPA for 229 MW Bulgarian project: Actis-backed Rezolv Energy has signed a 12-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for its 229 MW St. George Solar PV Project in Bulgaria with Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe). It will come into effect from April 2026. The latter has secured renewable electricity for its glass manufacturing operations across Europe with this agreement. It is designed to enable AGP-Europe to meet over 80% of its 2030 renewable electricity targets. Rezolv has contracted CMC Europe, Solarpro, and Green Solar Energy to build the project in Silistra Municipality in Northeastern Bulgaria. The St. George project will be built on a decommissioned airfield covering 165 hectares.
174 MW project in Latvia: Lithuania’s Ignitis Renewables has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a 174 MW solar power plant in Latvia. It believes the Tume Solar Farm, to be built for an estimated €106 million, will be one of the largest of its kind in the Baltics. It will be located in the Tume parish of Tukums Municipality. Ignitis said while it is the company’s 3rd solar project in Latvia, the Tume Solar Farm will be its 1st PV project to use tracker technology. Its commercial operations are scheduled for 2026. Ignitis’ other solar projects in Latvia are the 94 MW under construction Vārme Solar Project and the 145 MW Stelpe Solar Project.
Chinese modules for BiH project: Chinese solar PV manufacturer Risen Energy has supplied its Hyper-ion heterojunction (HJT) solar modules for a solar power project in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It said the project has been commissioned by local real estate company Deling Invest as the 1st HJT solar project in the Balkan Peninsula. Built for a total investment of €30.6 million, it can generate 40 GWh annually.
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