Bord Gáis Energy indicators 118MW Irish offtake offer

• PPA with Obton powered by Shannon Energy will create 11 solar farms

Bord Gáis Energy has introduced it has concurred a PPA with Obton powered by Shannon Energy to create 11 solar farms that will be created below over the next 2 years.

These 118MW facilities will be amongst the very first phase of energy scale solar manufacturing in Ireland and also will certainly include in Bord Gáis Energy's boosting resources of eco-friendly supply being provided to their clients.

Under the PPA Bord Gáis Energy will take care of and offtake the electricity generated from these facilities as well as include them as part of their supply portfolio to their customers.

Obton powered by Shannon Energy is a joint endeavor between Obton, a Danish solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) service, as well as its Irish companion Shannon Energy.

The Danish-Irish partnership recently validated that it prepares to increase its investment in the Irish solar power market, as it intends to increase their portfolio and solar energy items here to get to an overall ability of 1GW by 2026.

This will see the total value of its portfolio and projects right here get to a financial investment of EUR750m in the market.

The 11 solar farms which Bord Gáis Energy will certainly handle for Obton powered by Shannon Energy were sent in the first round of the Irish Government's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS).

They were subsequently granted the contracts for all 11.

Bord Gáis Energy managing director Dave Kirwan stated: "At Bord Gáis Energy we plan to take the lead in helping Irish energy consumers change economically to a reduced carbon future.

" Previously this month we released Ireland's initial twin gas eco-friendly energy plans for our customers, and also we are now thrilled to be partnering with Obton on the first phase of their solar projects in Ireland.

" This will not only boost the quantity of renewable resource supply we can offer our clients over the following 15 years however will also directly support the decarbonisation of the electricity system making Ireland greener."

The solar farms lie in 8 areas throughout Ireland, and will certainly include websites in Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Longford, Galway, Offaly, Meath as well as Tipperary.

The manufacturing from these facilities will certainly be sufficient to power around 20,000 residences.

This will certainly remain in addition to Bord Gáis Energy's current renewable supply portfolio which remains in extra of 220MW (wind production), sufficient to power to circa. 73,000 residences.

Bord Gáis Energy will certainly be the only energy service provider partnering with Obton powered by Shannon Energy on this project, which is the renewable energy firm's very first building of Irish solar farms.