The municipal council of Haskovo, in southern Bulgaria, said that it has issued a preliminary approval for the construction of a 400 MW solar park to Enery BG 1, a local unit of Austria-based Enery Development.
The photovoltaic plant, to spread on some 407.6ha near the villages of Knizhovnik and Dolno Voyvodino in Haskovo municipality is expected to generate 560,000,000 KWh ofclean energy and save 650,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year at full capacity, Nikola Gazdov, CEO of Enery BG 1, said in a video file published on the website ofHaskovo municipal council last week.
The solar plantwill open over 50 jobs, Gazdov said, adding that the construction process will create jobs for people in the region as well.
The construction of the solar park is expected to be completed within 7 to 12 months, depending on theweather conditions.
In March, Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said that it has granted approval to Enery Development to acquire100% of Bulgarian companiesACWA Power CF Karad PV Park and Nomac Bulgaria.
Sofia-based ACWA Power CF Karad PV Park, owned by Malta-registeredACF Renewable Energy Ltd.,is active in production and delivery of electricity derived from photovoltaic installations, while Nomac Bulgaria,a subsidiary of Saudi producerof electricity and desalinated waterNOMAC, operates a60.4 MWp solar park in the village of Karadzhalovo, in southern Bulgaria.
The deal for the acquisition of the operator of the solar park inKaradzhalovo is expected to be completed by the end of September, Gazdov said in the video file.
Sofia-based Enery BG 1 is active ininvestments in renewable energy projects and assets, according to Bulgarian commercial register data.
Vienna-based Enery Development, founded in 2019, is an operations-led renewable power infrastructure investment company which provides affordable and reliable clean energy to its customers, according to information published on its LinkedIn profile.
(SeeNews, September 2, 2020)
