EDF power solutions UK has signed corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) with BAE Systems and NatWest to supply renewable electricity from the 49MW Tye Lane solar farm in Suffolk.
Matthieu Hue, chief executive of EDF power solutions UK, said the deals strengthen partnerships with both organisations and provide significant support for the project.
He added that collaboration is essential to secure delivery of new renewable projects and to advance a clean energy future.
The solar farm is under construction and scheduled for completion in spring 2026, with EDF Business & Wholesale managing shaping, balancing and sleeving services into each company’s supply agreement.
Once operational, Tye Lane will supply BAE Systems with enough power to meet around 15% of its current UK demand as the company works toward sourcing 90% of its UK and international electricity from renewables by 2030.
Deborah Allen, director of environment, climate and infrastructure at BAE Systems, said: “This new CPPA with EDF power solutions is an important step forward for BAE Systems as we continue to decarbonise our operations by improving energy efficiency and switching to lower-carbon alternatives.”
“This new agreement also supports our drive to increase energy resilience and security, by providing long-term access to competitive renewable electricity.”
The agreement will also cut operational emissions for NatWest by supplying clean power to its offices and high street banks.
Fiona Walmsley, head of property services at NatWest Group, said: “We are pleased to continue working with EDF Power Solutions UK to deliver the Tye Lane Solar Farm.”
“As a bank we support a renewable, low-carbon energy future with the electricity generated supplementing the low-carbon supply we already receive from the Porth Wen Solar Farm in North Wales.”
“As a long-standing member of The Climate Group’s RE100 programme, we have sourced 100% certified renewable electricity across our global operations since 2023, through a mix of on-site and off-site generation and green tariffs.”
“The bank’s CPPAs have been central to our efforts to reduce operational carbon emissions, contributing to a 50% reduction in our operational carbon footprint by 2025.”
Tom Abbott, PPA director at EDF Business & Wholesale, stated: “Long-term renewable contracts such as these CPPAs bring vital certainty to an evolving energy market.”
“By enabling the transfer of clean power from Tye Lane into BAE Systems’ and NatWest’s supply agreements, we are helping them secure reliable, low carbon energy for the future.”