Ørsted s Voltalia to build first Irish solar power plant
Publish Time：2024-09-04
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Voltalia, an energy services provider, will take on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Danish renewable energy firm Ørsted’s 128MW development in y Carlow, in the east of Ireland.
Voltalia already has a strong presence in Ireland, with a pipeline of 540MW of operational and under-construction projects. In August last year, the energy producer was ed to build and maintain several solar projects totalling 230MW across Ireland, signing a 15-year deal with independent power producer Power Capital Renewable Energy.
“We are delighted with this first collaboration with Ørsted, one of the world leaders in our sector. With this new service contract, Voltalia illustrates its competitiveness as a builder of solar power plants”, says Sébastien Clerc, chief utive officer of Voltalia.
Meanwhile, Ørsted has been making major moves into Ireland, having last year joined up with Irish energy developer Terra Solar in order to develop 400MW of new solar capacity in Ireland. This project marks the first developed from the start project for the company in Ireland.
The growth of the Irish solar sector
While glorious sunshine may not be what immediately springs to mind when thinking of the Emerald Isle, Ireland has seen several high-profile solar projects come to fruition in recent months.
In May, Lightsource BP submitted proposals for a 57MW solar development with 54MW of co-located battery energy storage (BESS), to be situated on 182 acres of land in y Meath. Earlier that month, renewable developer RES submitted a planning application to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for a 29.9MW solar project to be located on land just outside of Magheralin.
Meanwhile, Baywa.re recently announced that it had successfully gained planning consent for its first Irish solar farm from Tipperary y Council and An Bord Pleanála. The Springmount Solar Farm, a 60MWp development, is set to begin construction in 2026, with an expected commissioning date of 2027.
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