EnBW has begun construction of two subsidy-free photovoltaic projects totalling 300MW in Brandenburg, Germany.
The two projects, 150MW each, are located just under 40km away in the Markisch-Oderland district, in Alttrebbin and Gottesgabe.
EnBW expects construction to take one year.
A total of 700,000 solar panels will be installed in the two parks.
Over 40 companies are involved in the construction of the pair which will happen in parallel.
Schletter Solar is supplying the substructure and Longi Solar the bifacial solar panels.
EnBW has also contracted local companies from Brandenburg for access roads, cabling, waste disposal, surveying, construction site environmental monitoring, agricultural services and other tasks.
“By expanding solar energy, we can substantially advance the energy transition,” said Thorsten Jorse, head of photovoltaic project development at EnBW.
He said that an annual increase of at least 10GW of solar energy is needed in order to achieve the German target of generating 65% of all power from renewable sources by 2030.
“The two subsidy-free solar parks in Alttrebbin and Gottesgabe will make a major contribution to the energy transition without any extra cost to consumers in the form of the surcharge under the Renewable Energy Sources Act,” he added.
EnBW is building its own substations to connect the installations to the grid.
They include two 110kV underground cables that will run to the Metzdorf Nord substation belonging to regional grid operator Edis on the B167 road linking Gottesgabe and Metzdorf.