Bord Gais Energy will support Amarenco in the development of eight solar farms, totalling 40MW, in Ireland’s Cork county.
The eight solar farms will each generate up to 5MW of power.
Bord Gais Energy will be the only energy provider partnering with Amarenco on this project which is the renewable energy firm’s first construction of Irish solar farms.
Amarenco is an independent producer of green energy that invests in, builds and operates solar PV power plants.
The facilities will be among the first utility-scale solar plants in Ireland.
Under a long-term arrangement, Bord Gais Energy will manage and offtake the electricity produced from these solar farms and include it as part of its supply portfolio.
Bord Gais Energy recently announced partnerships with Neoen and Obton, powered by Shannon Energy, to manage over 176MW of power from a combined 14 solar farms.
When added to Bord Gais Energy’s current renewable portfolio, which is in excess of 220MW of wind production, the company will supply renewable power to over 164,000 homes across the country.
Managing Director of Bord Gais Energy, Dave Kirwan, said: “Tackling climate change is one of the most important issues facing our society and as a leading energy and services provider for households and businesses, we take our role in supporting Ireland’s sustainable future seriously.
“We’re committed to supporting the growth of renewables in Ireland and over the past number of years have been building our portfolio to expand the renewable energy we can supply to our customers.
“Our partnership with Amarenco not only supports this ambition but also contributes to decarbonising the energy sector.”
Amarenco executive chairman John Mullins said: “We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Bord Gáis Energy and we are confident that all of the green power produced by our solar farms in Co. Cork will be provided to Bord Gáis Energy customers across the country.
“We hope that this is the first of many such partnerships with Bord Gáis Energy in Ireland. We already have a successful partnership with the parent of Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica, in Spain.”