Round-up of renewable energy PPA news (Oct 20 - Nov 2)

Our bi-weekly round-up of power purchase agreement (PPA) announcements is here, also containing small projects that will "green" the power supply of a university in Colorado, a mine in Mali and a paper factory in Malaysia. We start with the most recent news.

-- Zen Energy signs 10-year PPA with S Australian govt

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Australian renewable energy company Zen Energy is to supply the government of the state of South Australia with renewable energy under a 10-year PPA. The contract includes power from the 280-MW solar park at Cultana near Whyalla and a 100-MW battery storage facility near Port Augusta. Read more..

-- AEP Energy to buy output of 200-MW PV farm by Savion in Ohio

AEP Energy Partners will buy the output of the 200-MW Atlanta Farms solar park in Ohio, which Savion is developing. Read more..

-- Pedernales signs 100 MW wind PPA with EDF in Texas

Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc (PEC) has signed a 15-year PPA for 100 MW from EDF Renewables North America’s King Creek 1 wind park in Texas. Read more..

-- Aquila wraps up buy of 20 MWp of PPA-backed solar in Portugal

Aquila European Renewables Income Fund plc (LON:AERS) finalised the acquisition of 20 MWp of operational solar parks in Portugal. The assets in the portfolio have secured five-year fixed-price power purchase agreements (PPA) with an unnamed state-owned utility. Read more..

-- Namaste Solar to install up to 10 MW of solar for Colorado State University

Employee-owned cooperative Namaste Solar will install up to 10 MW of solar capacity for Colorado State University (CSU). Read more..

-- Robex Resources to add solar, energy storage at West Africa mine

Canadian gold mining company Robex Resources Inc (CVE:RBX) said it will have 3.9 MWp of solar and 2.6 MWh energy storage capacity installed at the Nampala mine in Mali, West Africa under a PPA with Vivo Energy. Read more..

-- China's XSD inks solar PPA with NEFIN to light up paper plant in Malaysia

Chinese papermaker XSD International Paper Sdn Bhd has signed a PPA with NEFIN Group to secure 9.2 MW of solar for its planned paper factory in the Malaysian state of Kedah. Read more..

-- Statkraft, BayWa r.e. ink PPA for 41.7 MW of solar in Spain

Norwegian state-owned energy company Statkraft AS signed a PPA with German renewables developer BayWa r.e to source electricity from its 41.7-MW Tordesillas solar farm project in Spain. Read more..

-- BHP Nickel West adds 15 yrs and renewables to Aussie PPA

Australia’s Southern Cross Energy (SCE) and BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd have extended an existing off-take deal for electricity coming from a 245-MW portfolio of SCE in Western Australia, while also adding an option for renewables. Read more..

-- Clean Power Alliance launches RfO for more renewables, storage

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) announced a request for offers (RfO) as part of which it seeks to add more renewables and storage capacity to its portfolio. The California-focused electricity provider will solicit offers for long-term PPAs for capacities coming online no later than end-2025. Read more..

-- X-Elio inks VPPA with Salesforce for 200-MW Aussie solar project

Madrid-based developer X-Elio has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with software company Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) covering its 200-MW Blue Grass solar farm project in Australia. Read more..

-- Capital Power inks PPAs for 160 MW of N Carolina solar with Duke

Canadian power producer Capital Power Corp (TSE:CPX) has clinched three power off-take deals for the output of 160 MW of solar projects it is developing in North Carolina. Read more..

-- Corp deals in US to bring up to 72 GW of new wind, solar in next decade

Between 44 GW and 72 GW of wind and solar capacity will be added in the US in the period 2021-2030 as a result of off-take deals signed by corporations, IHS Markit projects.

Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) or similar contracts will account for 20% of the new utility-scale renewables capacity installed in the coming decade, according to the report “Corporate U.S. Renewable Procurement Outlook: Optimism Amid a Pessimistic Year”. Read more..