Wpd, Orange Polska sign wind PPA

German renewables developer Wpd AG today announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Polish unit of French telecom group Orange SA (EPA:ORA) for 15 MW of wind projects.

The 5-MW Jarocin Wschod wind farm and the 10-MW Krotoszyn park, both to be built in the central Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, will start delivering electricity to Orange Polska in 2021. The volume agreed amounts to 500 GWh over a period of 10 years.

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This is Wpd’s first deal with Orange and also its first offsite corporate PPA with physical delivery in Poland. It supports the telecom’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.

The Jarocin Wschod wind farm will comprise two GE 2.5-120 turbines near the city of Jarocin. The other park, to be built near the city of Krotoszyn, will have four turbines of the same model. The hub height of the General Electric (NYSE:GE) turbines will be 120 m.