Voltalia starts 140MW PV build in Albania
- Karavasta project is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2023
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Voltalia has actually begun building and construction of the 140MW Karavasta solar farm in Albania.
The developer won a 30-year concession for Karavasta in 2020 from the Albanian Council of Ministers following a competitive bidding process.
Karavasta will sell 50% of the electrical energy via a 15-year sales contract to the Albanian public operator, while the continuing to be production will certainly be sold with long-term contracts to personal drivers.
The plant is expected to be commissioned in the 2nd half of 2023.
Voltalia chief executive Sébastien Clerc said: "We are specifically happy to sustain the Albanian energy change.
" By its size, the Karavasta project is a significant component of this plan aimed at raising the country's power independence through an economically competitive as well as ecologically reliable energy.
" I would like to give thanks to all our teams in Albania and Europe that are supporting this project."