Independent power producer (IPP) Aukera has achieved commercial operations at two solar PV power stations in Shropshire and Essex.
Both the Ledwyche Solar, with a capacity of 12 MW, and the Crays Hall Solar, 25.6 MW, are part of IPP’s UK construction programme. financed under a £135 million senior debt facility secured with the European financing institutions Deutsche Bank and Rabobank.
The financing was secured last year and will support the construction of five solar PV and battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 250 MW. All five projects have already secured Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the allocation round 6 in 2024.
Aukera Energy acquired the Crays Hall Solar project from developer Boom Power in 2024.
Pascal Emsens and Catalin Breaban, co-founders of Aukera, said: “These projects reflect our focus on execution – efficiently developing assets through financing, construction and commissioning within a disciplined delivery framework. As additional projects come on stream, we continue to scale our operating portfolio in line with the UK’s long-term energy priorities.”
Furthermore, as the company continues to expand its operational UK portfolio with the two solar PV installations, the company has recently secured CfD Allocation round 7a and a 15-year capacity market agreement in the 2029/30 T-4 auction for a solar-plus-storage project in Scotland. The Loch Fergus project in South Ayrshire includes 45 MW of solar energy and a 40 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and is expected to start construction in the coming months.
Both solar PV and BESS are expected to begin commercial operations in 2027.
