Ethical Power Italia, part of the Ethical Power Group, has signed its first solar EPC contracts in Italy. These projects include the construction of two solar parks for Encavis AG: the 9 MW Cobu solar park and the 9.3 MW Massarenti solar park, both in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The parks will have single-axis tracker systems, with the Cobu project also including a 5km MV grid interconnector to the nearest access point. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2025, with both projects expected to be operational by the end of the year. Once completed, the farms will collectively produce approximately 28 GWh of electricity annually.
Francesca Cavallini, Country Manager for Ethical Power Italia, stated: “As an Ethical Power Group company drawing on a wealth of experience across diverse global landscapes, we will take a world-class approach to harnessing Italy’s abundant sunlight and deliver cutting-edge technology solar projects in Cobu and Massarenti. We are pleased to have now signed our first contracts with a leading European renewable energy company, Encavis AG, as a customer, continuing our successful international relationship with them.”
Encavis AG has awarded its second solar EPC contract to companies in the Ethical Power Group. The first project, the 55 MW Fundici solar park in Spain, is almost complete. At the beginning of the month, Encavis AG acquired the construction-ready solar projects Cobu and Massarenti from Hive Energy. Italy's solar energy sector is growing rapidly. In 2023, 5.23 GW of new solar capacity was added, representing the highest annual growth since 2011. Ethical Power Italia is working on an additional 200 MW of solar and battery storage systems (BESS) to support the continued growth of renewable energy in the country.
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