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Greencells GmbH is awarded EPC contract for the Electricity Supply Board’s (ESB) first solar park project in Ireland

EQS-News: Greencells GmbH / Key word(s): Contract Greencells GmbH is awarded EPC contract for the Electricity Supply Board’s (ESB) first solar park project in Ireland 09.01.2024 / 10:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Greencells GmbH is awarded EPC contract for the Electricity Supply Board’s (ESB) first solar park project in Ireland Saarbrücken, 9 January 2024 – Greencells GmbH, a globally active EPC and O&M service provider for utility-scale solar power plants, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of Bullstown Solar Farm, which will be located to the south-east of Ashbourne, Co. Meath. The construction phase of the EUR 13 million project is scheduled to commence in early 2024 and once complete, the solar farm will generate 8.5 MW of clean electricity which will provide enough capacity to power over 2,000 homes.

Bullstown Solar Farm is the first of three wholly-owned ESB solar farms currently being progressed which represents a total investment of almost  EUR 200 million. ESB’s Net Zero by 2040 strategy includes a commitment to deliver more than a fivefold increase in renewable generation portfolio to 5,000 MW, with solar playing an important part in this alongside offshore and onshore wind, battery and green hydrogen projects.

Commenting on the announcement, Eoin Naughton, Solar Development Manager at ESB, stated that “Bullstown Solar Farm marks the beginning of a sustained campaign by ESB to develop and construct a large portfolio of utility scale solar farms throughout the midlands, south & south-east of the country as we move towards our ultimate ESB goal of achieving Net Zero by 2040. Solar provides an excellent opportunity for landowners and local communities to benefit from the clean energy transition. Projects like this one will help to reduce our dependency on imported fossil fuels whilst also contributing to decarbonising our electrical grid. We now look forward to working with Greencells, one of the largest European solar EPC providers, to deliver Bullstown Solar Farm.