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Sweden’s Alight and Finland’s 3Flash have entered into a joint development agreement for the construction of a 120 MW solar park in Loviisa, a city in the southeast of Finland.
Construction is expected to begin early next year and commissioning is currently scheduled for 2027. Once completed, it is expected to generate 155 GWh, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of 31,000 households.
Alight’s Finnish country manager Alexander Rudberg said talks with companies interested in signing a power purchase agreement to buy the electricity will now take place.
Alight has announced plans for several solar projects in Finland this year two 90 MW plants announced in September and another 90 MW plant announced in June, the same month it confirmed a grid connection permit for a 100MW project. The company plans to have a portfolio of at least 5 GW of installed solar power by 2030.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Finland’s cumulative installed solar capacity reached 900 MW at the end of 2023, compared to 664 MW the year before. The country has set itself the goal of achieving 9 GW of solar energy by 2030.
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