Swedish solar energy developer Alight has signed a grid connection agreement with Caruna, a Finnish independent energy producer and grid operator, to connect a 100 MW solar farm in Western Finland.
The factory, located in Eurajoki, is one of the largest under development in Finland and has also received a building permit from the local municipality. The site covers 123 hectares and will have sufficient capacity to meet the annual electricity consumption of approximately 20,000 homes. Construction of the facility will start later this year and is expected to be operational in early 2026.
This is what a spokesperson for Alight says pv magazine the timeline from the signing of a land lease agreement to the signing of the grid connection agreement, which indicates that the project has reached the construction-ready phase, was 13 months.
Alight deputy CEO Warren Campbell said the project is one of the company’s most mature projects in Finland.
“We are on track to reach our target of 1.5 GW of solar projects in development by the end of 2024, and as a next step we will sign a power purchase agreement with a company committed to purchasing clean electricity, increasing the solar farm financially viable,” Campbell added.
Earlier this month, Alight announced plans to install 90 MW of solar power in Harjavalta, southwestern Finland.
According to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency, Finland had deployed 900 MW of solar energy by the end of 2023, compared to 664 MW the year before. In May, seven solar projects totaling 213 MW across the country were given the green light after signing grant agreements with the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and the Environment.
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