Southern California approves PPA for EnviroMission's 200 MW solar tower

(ADPnews) - Oct 27, 2010 - Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA ) has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian renewable energy company EnviroMission (ASX:EVM) for the firm's 200 MW Arizona solar tower facility.

The finalization of the PPA will allow project finance to be secured for the power station development and the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) necessary to break ground at the Arizona site to commence, EnviroMission CEO Roger Davey said.

The power station is expected to annually offset more than 1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases.

SCPPA is a California joint power authority consisting of eleven municipal utilities and one irrigation district. Its members deliver electricity to a population of nearly five million people.

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