Statkraft

Norwegian renewables large Statkraft is to acquire UK-headquartered solar designer Solarcentury, taking on a 6GW global portfolio in doing so.

Norwegian state-owned power business Statkraft AS has signed a power acquisition contract (PPA) with German renewables developer BayWa r.e to source electrical energy from its 41.7-MW Tordesillas solar farm project in Spain.

Statkraft Ireland has actually obtained a portfolio of 275MWdc of solar from Lightsource BP.

Statkraft and Naturstrom AG have authorized a power acquisition contract for a 50 MW solar array in Bavaria, while BayWa r.e. has actually revealed a brand-new solar-wind crossbreed project, with 22 MW of solar capability.

Norwegian state-owned power titan Statkraft has actually scooped up the largest contract in Ireland's very first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with 2 solar farms amounting to 276MWp appearing effective alongside 57MW of onshore wind.

Statkraft has actually entered the UK solar developer market for the first time, thanks to a Joint Development Agreement with solar developer UK Power Associates Ltd (UKPA).

Dutch solar designer Sonnedix will provide Norwegian renewables business Statkraft with about 100 GWh of eco-friendly electricity yearly from 2021 to 2031. The electrical power will be created by a solar plant prepared in Badajoz. Sonnedix likewise announced the purchase of 4.6 MW more Spanish solar capacity.

Nordic renewables giant Statkraft has confirmed its entry into Ireland’s nascent solar power market, acquiring nine solar projects in the country.

The Norwegian power company acquired the projects for around $17.3 million. The transaction indicates interest in large scale solar is on the rise in Ireland and unsubsidized projects are viable.

One of Spain’s prominent subsidy-free solar players has witnessed a bullish start in 2019 after becoming the offtaker for some of the largest deals seen in the country so far this year.