New solar park to be constructed in Haskovo, Bulgaria

The construction of Haskovo solar park is expected to be completed within 7 to 12 months, depending on the weather conditions. 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, will be spread on some 407.6 ha near the villages of Knizhovnik and Dolno Voyvodino in Haskovo municipality is expected to generate 560,000,000 KWh of clean 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 of Haskovo municipal council.

The solar plant will open over 50 jobs, Gazdov said, adding that the construction process will create jobs for people in the region as well.

In March, Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said that it has granted approval to Enery Development to acquire 100% of Bulgarian companies ACWA Power CF Karad PV Park and Nomac Bulgaria.

Sofia-based ACWA Power CF Karad PV Park, owned by Malta-registered ACF Renewable Energy Ltd., is active in production and delivery of electricity derived from photovoltaic installations, while Nomac Bulgaria, a subsidiary of Saudi producer of electricity and desalinated water NOMAC, operates a 60.4 MWp solar park in the village of Karadzhalovo, in southern Bulgaria.

The deal for the acquisition of the operator of the solar park in Karadzhalovo is expected to be completed by the end of September, Gazdov said in the video file.

Sofia-based Enery BG 1 is active in investments 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.

Source: renewablesnow.com

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