Eco Energy ties to grid 70 MW of UK solar parks

Aug 19, 2014 - UK renewable energy firm Eco Energy World Ltd said on Monday it had connected to the grid 70 MW of solar power facilities in southern England.

The five photovoltaic (PV) plants, located in Essex, Devon and Wiltshire, have capacities of between 9 MW and 15 MW. Three of them are of about 15 MW in size, namely the Highfields, Castle Eaton and Pitworthy parks. There is also a 13-MW plant in Essex and a 9.6-MW system in Wiltshire

All of the facilities were put on stream in the last few weeks and are expected to generate enough power for about 22,000 households per year. Their output will also help save more than 31,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, Eco Energy estimates.

Eco Energy plans to install 200 MW of solar parks in the UK this year, the company’s chairman Svante Kumlin said. Last month, the British firm won a planning approval for an 11.47-MWp solar project in Wales.

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