Axel Johnson Group ingår avtal om att bygga Sveriges största solpark
Sveriges solenergiparkens kapacitet mer än fördubblas, eftersom Axel Johnson skapar Sveriges största solparker.
Axel Johnson’s group companies have signed agreements with the solar energy company Alight, which means that a total of three solar parks with a total annual production of more than 90 Gigawatt hours (GWh) will be built. This means more than a doubling compared with Sweden’s currently established solar parks.
Axfood has signed an agreement (Power Purchase Agreement *) for the construction of a solar park with an annual normal production of around 40 GWh, while Axel Johnson, together with the group companies Axel Johnson International, Dustin, Kicks, Martin & Servera, STC and Åhléns have entered into an agreement of a park with an annual production of just over 30 GWh. These agreements are also in partnership with Alight, Sweden’s leading PPA supplier in solar energy. The parks are planned to be built in energy areas 3 and 4.
Martin & Servera has previously announced that they have signed an agreement with Alight for a solar park of 19 GWh in Skurup. The construction of the solar park in Skurup is in full swing and about 18,000 of the more than 35,000 solar panels have been installed so far.
Axel Johnson has previously invested in solar energy through AxSol, which is a partner in, among others, Alight. With this investment, the Group also shows, as a buyer of energy, that solar energy is to be seen as a competitive and growing part of the energy system of the future.
Mia Brunell Livfors, President and CEO, Axel Johnson:
”Axel Johnson strives to be a strong and positive force for change in society, and an expression of that is our active work to reduce climate impact. It is extensive and spans the entire value chain. A key area is to ensure a climate-friendly energy supply. Therefore, we are now taking an important and concrete step to lower our climate footprint by adding renewable energy to the market. With this step, we are also contributing to a significant move forward for the Swedish market for large-scale solar energy.”
Harald Överholm, CEO, Alight:
”To watch a large Swedish corporate group turn words into action and take the lead in the transition to green energy is fantastic. I hope that more companies will see the benefits of taking control of their energy consumption and, like Axel Johnson, create more renewable energy through their own solar parks.”
Alight and the Axel Johnson companies cooperate through a so-called PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) where Alight owns, builds, installs and manages the operation of the plant, while the companies undertake to buy all the electricity produced for at least ten years.
Martin & Servera’s solar park in Skurup is expected to be completed in Q2 2022, while the Axel Johnson and Axfood parks are expected to be completed during the first half of 2023. Permit applications for the latter two parks are being processed.
