Energiekontor has obtained approval to build three solar parks in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a total generating capacity of almost 130MWp.
The three solar parks will be built in Dettmannsdorf, in the district of Western Pomerania-Rugen. The neighbouring municipality, the town of Marlow, has also been involved in the planning from 2019, as has the local agricultural company that provides the land the parks will be built on.
The solar parks are operated without public EEG compensation and provide long-term income for the municipalities, the property owners, and the agricultural company.
Energiekontor has already concluded power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the solar parks with a maturity of 15 years.
The four solar parks will save around 80,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from the time of commissioning and can supply around 40,000 households with green electricity.
Construction is expected to start at the beginning of 2023 and commissioning is planned for 2024.
The solar parks will contribute to the income of the municipality of Dettmannsdorf with a yearly six-digit amount through municipal participation as regulated by the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). These funds are directly available to the municipalities’ budgets.
“It is a milestone for Energiekontor and for our local partners,” said Peter Szabo, CEO of Energiekontor AG.
“We are pleased to have been the first company to successfully pass the newly established review process in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in close consultation with the local authorities. Now things are to proceed swiftly so that the solar parks can be realised as soon as possible and contribute to the energy transition. With this, we also do give the planned further expansion of our solar business at Energiekontor an additional boost.”