The projects are co-located within an eight-kilometre radius of each other in the Cadiz region.
Statkraft has a large solar pipeline in Spain, helping the country meet its ambitious electrification and climate targets, including the development of 3GW of solar power per year until 2030 set out in the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
Statkraft will be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the the projects and is also expected to carry out operations and maintenance (O&M) and asset management services for an initial term of 10 years.
In December 2020, Statkraft (then operating under Solarcentury) gained construction permits for three of the four planned solar farms, Malabrigo, El Yarte and Arenosas.
Thursday, 13 May 2021 Energy giant Statkraft has announced its investment to construct four new solar plants in Cadiz, with an estimated value in the range of 200 million euros, thereby further strengthening its position in Spain and providing the Southern European nation with additional renewable energy access. Courtesy of NREL.
The plants are co-located within an eight-kilometre radius of each other in the Cadiz region with a total capacity of 234 MWp. Statkraft has a large solar pipeline in Spain, helping the country meet its ambitious electrification and climate targets, including the development of 3 GW of solar power per year until 2030 set out in their National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
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Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, also becomes a leading developer in the European solar market, as the company welcomes the Solarcentury team into the business. On World Sun Day, it is announced that Solarcentury has officially joined Statkraft, as the company will cease trading under the name Solarcentury.
Following Statkraft’s acquisition of Solarcentury in November 2020, the renewable energy pioneers have continued working towards an ambitious vision to achieve a world run entirely on renewable power. Solar energy is the fastest growing renewable power sources in the world. Solarcentury’s projects span high-growth markets in Europe and South America, and may support solar energy investment in Scandinavia in the future, where the solar market is less developed.
Statkraft has sold the 71-turbine Roan wind farm in Norway to local power company TrønderEnergi and German municipal utility Stadtwerke München.
The transaction, which will deliver a 51-49 ownership split between the companies, respectively, is set to close at the end of next month.
TrønderEnergi already operates the wind farm and the deal does not affect that.
The 256MW project is part of the giant 1GW Fosen cluster and generates 884 gigawatt-hours every year.
“We have for a long time equipped ourselves to take part in the growth and value creation that is taking place in wind power in central Norway. Buying us up and becoming a leading owner in Roan wind farm is an important step in that strategy,” said Ståle Gjersvold, TrønderEnergi chief executive.