Cero Generation Powers Up 70-MW Agri-PV Plant

• Cero Generation and Macquarie's Green Investment Group have successfully launched the 70-MW Pontinia solar photovoltaic plant in Italy's Lazio region. The agrivoltaic project produces electricity for the grid and two virtual PPAs with Heineken NV and Philips, while also growing agricultural crops on 65% of its surface area.

On Thursday, the company announced the start of operation of its 70-MW Pontinia solar photovoltaic plant in the Lazio region of Italy. The project is an agrivoltaic, or agri-PV, plant, using 65% of the total surface area for agricultural crops. The plant also holds two virtual PPAs with Heineken NV and Philips, supplying 64 GWh/year and 16 GWh/year, respectively, to the Italian grid, while the companies receive guarantees of origin. The project was developed by Cero Generation, a portfolio company of Macquarie's Green Investment Group.

What Benefits Does the 70-MW Pontinia Solar Plant Offer?

• The Pontinia Solar Plant supplies the Italian grid with a total of 80 GWh/year of clean energy.
• The plant is located on 35 hectares of land and utilizes 65% of the total surface area for agricultural crops.
• The plant has established two virtual PPAs with Heineken NV and Philips, guaranteeing the companies 64 GWh/year and 16 GWh/year of clean energy respectively.
• The project is expected to reduce the region’s CO2 emissions by 36,000 tons a year.
• The plant has the capacity to provide energy to over 28,000 households.
• The project was developed by Cero Generation, a portfolio company of Macquarie's Green Investment Group, and is the first agri-PV solar photovoltaic plant in the Lazio region of Italy.