Enery secures power offtaker for 37-MW Czech solar project

Automotive technology and engineering services provider Benteler Group has committed to buying green power from a 37-MW solar park to be installed by renewable energy producer Enery Development GmbH in the Czech Republic.

The procurement will be carried out under a 10-year physical power purchase agreement (PPA), Vienna-based Enery said on Thursday. Under the arrangement, the company will install a photovoltaic (PV) park in the municipality of Dynin, South Bohemia region, to supply with electricity Benteler’s Czech unit.

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The PPA, which is Enery’s first one in the Czech Republic, will support Benteler’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and its efforts to cut its Scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions.

Specific details about the solar project were not available.

Backed by a significant ownership stake from the Three Seas Initiative investment fund, Enery has a portfolio of 312 MW of green energy assets. The company has ongoing development projects totalling over 8 GW.