Voltalia (Paris, France; www.voltalia.com), an international player in renewable energies, has signed a power sale contract with Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br). This client, as well as other long-term clients previously secured, will be supplied by Voltalia’s Solar Serra do Mel (SSM)1&2 plants located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Braskem will purchase electricity generated by the SSM 1&2 plants under a 20-year contract. Thanks to Braskem’s contract, the SSM 1&2 solar plant will reach an installed capacity of 270 MW, making it Voltalia’s biggest solar project globally. Its construction is expected to start in the second half of 2020, with a commissioning date in the first half of 2022. Being part of Voltalia’s Serra Branca cluster of wind and solar projects, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), the SSM1&2 project will benefit from economies of scale.
“We are delighted to have sealed our first long-term power sales agreement with Braskem. The deal proves that an increasing number of commercial and industrial customers are looking to purchase competitive and clean renewable energy in order to meet their energy needs. Besides, our team in Brazil, with the support of their colleagues in Portugal and France, has been able to develop Voltalia’s largest solar project worldwide” says Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia.