Sweden's largest solar farm is now being built
“A breakthrough in Swedish solar power”Sweden's largest solar farm is now being built
“A breakthrough in Swedish solar power”
Solkompaniet and Bouygues Energies & Services are building Sweden's first truly large-scale solar farm on behalf of Neoen and Alight at Hultsfred airport.
Solkompaniet and Bouygues Energies & Services, a subsidiary of Equans, entered in a collaboration in August 2023 through a Joint Venture to build Sweden’s largest solar farm together.
Work has begun in early October 2023, the solar farm is expected to be connected to the electricity grid in spring 2025 for full commercial operation later in 2025.
With 100 MW on 136 hectares, the solar farm in Hultsfred will be the largest completed parks in Sweden to date.
Neoen and Alight own and develop the solar farm which will supply the H&M group with renewable electricity through a power purchase agreement (PPA).
“We look forward to contributing to this breakthrough in Swedish solar power. The size of the solar farm will be on par with large solar farms in Europe. Building truly large-scale solar farms is the most efficient way to quickly increase the share of inexpensive renewable electricity in Sweden's energy mix. The deal also shows that the combination of Bouygues Energies and Services international large-scale experience and our expertise in Nordic conditions is a winning concept,”
says Thomas Sparrmo, incoming CEO, Solkompaniet.
“We are incredibly happy about our very first venture in Sweden, and we thank our new client, Alight, and our long-term partner, Neoen, for entrusting us with this important project. Our collaboration with Solkompaniet has played a crucial role in shaping a truly excellent offering for our customers. Bouygues Energies & Services team, that is now spearheading the new Equans Solar & Storage brand developed by our parent company will leverage all its expertise and innovation to set a new standard for PV solar projects in Northern Europe", says Elisabeth Benedetto, General Manager of Energies BU at Bouygues Energies & Services and in charge of the Equans Solar & Storage brand.
Alongside this construction contract, Bouygues Energies & Services and Solkompaniet will also be responsible for maintaining the site for the next 20 years.
A 100 MW PV project can supply more than 100 GWh to the electricity grid, which corresponds to the annual household electricity consumption of 18,000 Swedish homes.
About Solkompaniet
Solkompaniet is one of Sweden's leading players in large-scale solar power. We develop, build and manage solar parks on land and rooftops for landowners, property owners and companies who want to increase the return on their investments and contribute to the sustainable energy transition. With over 20 years of experience and more than a thousand delivered solar PV projects, we are a reliable partner for our customers. The majority owner of Solkompaniet is the Axel Johnson group via AxSol, focused on investments within solar distributed energy. Solkompaniet has 250 employees and a turnover in 2022 of SEK 780 million.
Media Enquiries - Solkompaniet Park EPC
Marina Sundman, Business Unit Director, +46 (0)76-118 26 79, marina.sundman@solkompaniet.se
Jonas Mjöbäck, Chief Marketing Officer, +46 (0)73-312 79 81, jonas.mjoback@solkompaniet.se
Equans
Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector, operating in 20 countries, with 90,000 employees* working on 5 continents and an annual turnover of more than €18 billion**.
Equans designs, installs, and delivers tailor made solutions to improve its customers' equipment, systems and technical processes and optimise their use in the context of their energy, industrial and digital transitions.
Thanks to a strong local footprint linked to its historical local brands and excellent technical know-how, Equans' highly qualified experts are able to support territories, cities, industries, and buildings in the fields of HVAC(Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), Cooling and Fire Protection, Facility Management, Digital and ICT, Electrical, Mechanical and Robotics. Equans is a leader in the main European markets (France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and is also well positioned in the United States and Latin America.
Equans is a Bouygues group company.
*Including Bouygues Energies & Services
** Bouygues Energies & Services + Equans combined figure, proforma unaudited 2022 data
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contact-media@equans.com
About Bouygues Energies & Services
Bouygues Energies & Services is a subsidiary of Equans. It is a key player in the energy and digital transitions of regions, industries and buildings. Bouygues Energies & Services employs over 21,000 people and generates sales of €3.9 billion in its countries of operation: Germany, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland - it also works for clients in Asia and Oceania. Our motivation: to further develop the resources that are vital to our future, namely energy, data, service activities and human capital.
Media enquiries - Bouygues Energies & Services
Isabelle Novel, +33 (0)7 65 18 35 95, i.novel@bouygues-es.com
Alexandre Daniau, +33 6 07 47 24 31, a.daniau@bouygues-es.com
