Swedish independent energy producer Alight has completed a 215 MW solar project in Lolland, southern Denmark. Construction of the Lidsø solar park started in the summer of 2024.
Alight has switched on a 215 MW solar farm – billed as Denmark’s second largest to date – in the southern municipality of Lolland.
Construction of the Lidsø solar park started in the summer of 2024.
The plant, developed and built by Denmark-based European Energy, will supply electricity The Danish State Railways (DSB) has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), Alight said in a statement.
“The park has approximately 350,000 solar panels and more than 1,700 sheep graze there all year round,” the company said. “Lidsø is owned and operated by Alight, with debt financing by SEB and SEK Svensk Exportkredit.”
Alight acquired the project from European Energy in March for an undisclosed amount.
“With Lidsø we mark Alight’s entry into the Danish market – and this is just the beginning,” said Jens-Peter Zink, Deputy CEO of European Energy. “We are committed to scaling up PPA-supported solar energy in the Nordic countries and helping energy-intensive businesses transition to reliable, cost-effective renewable energy.”
The country’s largest operational PV installation is the 304 MW Kassø Solar Park located near Kassø, southwest of Rødekro.
Alight has set a goal to exceed 5 GW of installed capacity by the end of the decade.
In March, this supplied Sweden’s largest solar park with energy: a 64 MW installation in the eastern municipality of Hallstavik. A few days earlier, it announced Finland’s largest PPA: a 100 MW deal with Stockholm-based car safety supplier Autoliv.
Denmark reached more than 4 GW of cumulative installed solar capacity by the end of 2024, according to figures from the Danish PV association Dansk Solcelleforening. The association said it expects utility-scale projects to lead solar growth, forecasting 750 MW of new capacity in 2025 and 1 GW in 2026.
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