A distributed solar 20 year Corporate PPA covering 5 MWp in England
EDF Renewables UK will install 15,000 roof-mounted solar PV panels on 17 Tesco stores across England. This is a total of 5 MWp of installed capacity.
Construction is already underway and is expected to be completed by the end of next year (2020).
Two wind 15 year Corporate PPAs covering 54 MW in Scotland
To support these PPAs, EDF Renewables will build two wind projects:
- The Burnfoot East wind farm project which will have three turbines with a total installed capacity of 10.8 MW; the project is an extension of the existing Burnfoot cluster located in the Clackmannanshire council area, which has a total capacity of 42 MW. The future wind farm extension is expected to be completed mid-2020.
- Another wind farm in Scotland with a capacity of around 43 MW will be built in Scotland. Details will be announced later.
CEO of EDF Renewables UK, Matthieu Hue said, “We are very pleased to be working with Tesco which is already one of EDF’s biggest customers in the UK. These projects show the ability of EDF to provide diverse solutions for customers in terms of low cost renewable electricity.”
The stores are Abingdon, Aldershot, Andover, Aylesbury, Barnsley, Bicester, Bognor, Bournemouth, Buckingham, Crawley, Doncaster, Glossop, Havant, Milton Keynes, Poole, Portsmouth and Worthing.
As electricity supplier to Tesco, EDF Energy has enabled the supermarket chain to use power from renewable sources by providing a framework to work with EDF Renewables and other developers.
Jason Tarry, Tesco UK and ROI CEO, said, “Our supply chain and long-term business sustainability depend on the health of the natural environment. Our customers and colleagues expect Tesco to play its part in caring for the planet. This project represents a major milestone in our journey to using 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.”
