Neoen, Alight Open Sweden’s Largest Solar Farm Powering H&M Operations

• Neoen and Alight inaugurate the 100-MWp Hultsfred solar farm, now Sweden’s largest and contracted to H&M.

Sweden’s solar map just added a big marker. Neoen and local developer Alight have cut the ribbon on the 100-MWp Hultsfred plant, touted as the country’s largest to date and backed by a corporate offtake with H&M. The project reached commercial operation and was marked at a ceremony with French and Swedish officials, underlining its cross-border financing and delivery.

For Sweden, the milestone shows how corporate PPAs are pulling forward large PV even in northern latitudes. Single-axis trackers and high-efficiency modules squeeze strong annual yields from limited winter sun, while long summer days boost seasonal output. H&M’s contract provides revenue certainty that supports bankability—one reason retailers and manufacturers have become cornerstone buyers in Nordic clean-power markets.

Hultsfred also points to siting strategy. Converting previously disturbed or low-productivity land reduces permitting friction and grid tie-ins can be shorter when substations are nearby. On operations, expect a focus on soiling management and snow load planning, with SCADA tuned for rapid curtailment response when the network requires it. With corporate demand rising, the template—merchant-plus-PPA, modern trackers, standardized EPC—should be repeatable across additional Swedish sites.

In a year when power prices have whipsawed across Europe, locking a clean, long-term supply helps shield end-users and adds fresh capacity where hydro variability can bite during dry spells.