EDEN Renewables India Adds 1.35 GW of new Solar Plants to its Profile

• EDEN Renewables India, the similarly possessed JV of Total and EDF RE has actually been awarded 3 solar projects for a total of 1.35 GW in Rajasthan, India.

EDF Renewables and also Total Eren, two globe leaders in renewable energy, have actually revealed that EDEN Renewables India, their similarly possessed joint endeavor dedicated to the Indian solar PV market, has been granted 3 solar projects for a total of 1,350 MWp (1.35 GW) in Rajasthan, India.

EDEN Renewables has actually developed itself among the leaders in the Indian market, with a profile of capabilities under advancement, under construction and operational amounting to greater than 2,200 MWp spread over the states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Between April as well as July 2020, EDEN Renewables India has actually won:

▪ 2 450 MWp solar PV projects during the last tenders arranged by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI VIII and SECI IX);.

▪ one 450 MWp solar PV project throughout the last tender organised by the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), for which a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been authorized with NHPC at the end of August 2020.

With the scheduled manufacturing of greater than 2,300 GWh each year, these solar PV plants will generate the power called for to meet the annual electrical energy needs of virtually 2 million individuals in India. Constructions are due to begin during the first term of 2021 as well as commissioning is expected in the direction of the start of 2022.

Fabienne Demol, Executive Vice President-- Global Head of Business Development of Total Eren, claimed "we are extremely happy to have actually gotten to a new milestone with these three solar energy plants, building upon the successful trademark of four long-term PPAs last year. I want to praise our groups for this success regardless of the existing COVID-19 scenario. Looking ahead, I am thrilled to be dealing with these solar projects with our companion EDF Renewables, through our joint subsidiary EDEN Renewables India, which plays a vital function in attaining our regional passions. With each other, we are identified to give power which is both lasting as well as low carbon, in line with the Indian Government's goal to raise the part of renewables in India".

These recent successes follow the trademark last year by EDEN Renewables India of 25-year long term PPAs for four solar energy projects amounting to 716 MWp2 of set up capabilities in Northern India. Among them, "SECI III" (450 MWp) entered into the building stage in Rajasthan, in April 2020, with appointing anticipated towards the initial semester of 2021.

EDEN Renewables India has been creating, developing and also operating solar projects in India because 2016. With their neighborhood existence with a group of professionals headquartered in New Delhi, EDF Renewables and also Total Eren already operate 4 solar PV power plants in India.

Frédéric Belloy, Executive Vice President International Operations at EDF Renewables, claimed "we delight in to have been granted 1,350 MWp of added solar projects with EDEN Renewables India. These recent successes will strengthen really considerably the footprint of our joint venture with our companion Total Eren. It also highlights the impressive proficiency and also performance history in solar power activities attained by EDEN Renewables India. These landmark projects fit flawlessly with the EDF Group's Cap 2030 technique of doubling its renewable resource web ability in operation from 28 GW to 50 GW in between 2015 as well as 2030 worldwide. Through our renewable resource growths, we delight in to contribute to the Indian federal government's goal of reaching 220 GW of non-fossil generation by 2022.".