Several power purchase agreements (PPAs) announced in the last two weeks will bring green electricity to companies in the petrochemicals, mining, retail and telecom industries. Contract for solar, onshore and offshore wind power were struck in Europe, Latin America, the US and India. We start with the most recent headlines.
-- Engie inks 15-year renewables PPA to power Chilean steel producer
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Engie Energia Chile SA has signed an agreement to supply 100% renewable power to a unit of Chilean steel and mining giant Grupo CAP SA. Read more..
-- Statkraft extends PPA for UK biomass plant bought by Greencoat Capital
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft AS has agreed a seven-year extension of its existing offtake contract for the output of the 34-MW Sleaford biomass power plant in Lincolnshire, England. Read more..
-- University of Pittsburgh to buy power from 20-MW solar park
The University of Pittsburgh announced a PPA for a 20-MW solar array to be located near the institution in Pennsylvania. Read more..
-- Anglo American to buy 95 MWa of wind power in Brazil
Brazilian wind projects developer Casa dos Ventos has signed a PPA with mining multinational Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) for 95 average megawatts (MWa). Read more..
-- Total's Lampiris unveils PPA for Belgium’s 309-MW Rentel offshore wind farm
Belgium power and gas supplier Lampiris will be buying the electricity produced by the 309-MW Rentel offshore complex in the Belgian North Sea. The PPA is a result from a competition that the project developer initiated in January in order to find a buyer for the the power plant's output and the related guarantees of origin. Read more..
-- AES unveils 1-GW renewables RfP
US utility AES Corp (NYSE:AES) is seeking to award contracts for up to 1 GW of new renewable energy for its customers in PJM, inclusive of a strategic alliance with Google. Read more..
-- Wpd signs 15-year PPA for Finnish wind farm with K Group
Wpd AG recently inked a 15-year PPA with Finnish retail company K Group for a wind farm in Finland for over 40 GWh of power a year. Read more..
-- Canadian Solar inks corporate PPAs for 274 MWp of new solar in Brazil
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ:CSIQ) has signed two corporate PPAs covering 274 MWp of new solar capacity in Brazil. One of the counterparties is Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA (NYSE:BAK) and the other is COPEL Energia, part of power group Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELP). Read more..
-- RES unveils 40 MWp solar PPA with French railway operator
French rail network operator SNCF Voyageurs will be the off-taker of almost 40 MWp from solar parks that UK-based RES Group will build in France. Read more..
-- Tata Power awarded PPA for 100-MW solar park in Maharashtra
The renewables subsidiary of Tata Power Co Ltd (BOM:500400) will develop a 100-MW solar project in Maharashtra and sell the power generated by that plant under a long-term contract with the local electricity distribution utility. Read more..
-- Basin Electric, Clenera sign PPA for 150 MW of solar in Montana
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has inked a solar PPA for 150 MW of capacity from a project in Montana with Idaho-based renewable energy company Clenera LLC. Read more..
-- Brazil's ESBR to hold auction for wind, solar power in July
Brazilian power company Energia Sustentavel do Brasil SA (ESBR) plans to hold an energy auction on July 21, 2020, to contract wind and solar power. ESBR will award PPAs with power supply set to start on January 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2037 for both sources. Read more..
-- First Solar, Dow sign PPA for 150 MW in Texas
First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) has inked a 15-year PPA for 75% of a 200-MW solar project in Texas with chemical company Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW). The latter will power its Gulf Coast operations, the biggest petrochemical site in the western hemisphere, with electricity generated by First Solar's Horizon Solar project in Frio. Read more..
-- 8minute inks aggregated PPA for solar-storage complex in California
8minute Solar Energy has won a bid to sell the electricity from a 200-MW solar project in California’s Kern County that will be coupled with 150 MWh of battery storage. The company signed a PPA with community choice aggregators Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE). Read more..
-- Iberdrola backs 49 MW of new wind via PPA with Vodafone Spain
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) has signed a PPA with telecommunications operator Vodafone Espana SAU, which in part will support a 49-MW wind farm project in Spain. Read more..
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