Voltalia SA
Voltalia SA: new power sales contracts in France
07-Apr-2020 / 18:00 CET/CEST
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Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player
in renewable energies, announces that it has won, directly or through its
subsidiary Helexia, tenders in France for a wind project, an innovative
agrivoltaic project, two self-consumption projects (solar rooftops) and a
solar parking shelter project, for a total of 28 megawatts. The latter
project is located in French Guiana, a first for Helexia, made possible by
the support of the Voltalia team.
"These new successes show the continued mobilization of project development
teams despite the containment measures in place, linked to the Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the teams working on site ensure the continuity of the
construction and production of electricity from our plants as well as those
of our clients. We are also thinking about the challenges of tomorrow by
strengthening our ties with the agricultural world, whose critical role is
evident today. "commented Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia.
The renewable market in France
During the announcement of the results of the calls for tenders, Elisabeth
Borne, Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, underlined the
positive contribution of renewables to the security of the electricity
supply of the country. She indicated that the winning projects in these
tenders also show the great competitiveness of the various renewable
technologies.
Voltalia's multi-technology approach rewarded
Voltalia has strong expertise in five technologies (ground and rooftop
solar, wind, hydro, biomass and storage) enabling it to seize many
possibilities within the same territory. These successes in four separate
tenders illustrate this.
In addition to securing a new power sales contract for its Sarry wind farm
(22 MW), currently under construction in the Yonne department, Voltalia has
won an innovative project in the agricultural sector (3 MW) in the South
region.
Helexia, a subsidiary of Voltalia, won a solar parking shelter project (1.4
MW) for a hypermarket located in French Guiana, a new market for Helexia,
thanks to the Voltalia team established there since 2005. Helexia also won
two self-consumption projects in mainland France (1.2 MW) located on the
roofs of an Auchan store and a Decathlon store. All of these long-term power
sales contracts will contribute to Voltalia's 2023 targets.
Agrivoltaics, when solar and agriculture go hand in hand
Building on its first success for a 3 MW agrivoltaic project, named Cabanon,
won in February 2018[1] and now under construction, Voltalia continues to
grow in innovative projects combining agricultural production and
electricity production.
For these two projects, Voltalia will install bifacial photovoltaic modules
mounted on trackers: the panels, the two sides of which are used to produce
electricity, are mounted on mobile structures that follow the course of the
sun in the sky. These elevated structures overhang and protect agricultural
production from climatic hazards (excess of sun, hail, etc.).
This technology offers great flexibility of use: after salads at Cabanon,
the new Salon power plant will protect apricot, peach and cherry trees.
The new Salon project is located in Salon de Provence in the South region,
in the immediate vicinity of other Voltalia plants: Cabanon, Talagard and
Carrière des Plaines. It will therefore benefit from significant synergies
throughout its long operating phase.
Next on the agenda: Q1 2020 revenues on April 22, 2020
About Voltalia (www.voltalia.com [1])
Voltalia is an international player in the renewable energy sector. The
Group produces and sells electricity generated from wind, solar, hydraulic,
biomass and storage facilities that it owns and operates. Voltalia has
generating capacity in operation and under construction of more than 1.2 GW
and a portfolio of projects under development representing total capacity of
7.8 GW.
Voltalia is also a service provider and supports its investor clients in
renewable energy projects during all phases, from design to operation and
maintenance.
As a pioneer in the corporate market, Voltalia provides a global offer to
private companies, ranging from the supply of green electricity and energy
efficiency services to the local production of their own electricity.
The Group has 791 employees and is present in 20 countries on 4 continents
and is able to act worldwide on behalf of its clients.
Voltalia is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris, compartment B
(FR0011995588 - VLTSA) and is part of the Enternext Tech 40 and CAC Mid &
Small indices. The Group is also included in the Gaïa-Index, an index for
socially responsible midcaps.
Voltalia Actifin
Investor Relations: Press Contact: Jennifer Jullia
invest@voltalia.com
jjullia@actifin.fr
+33 (0)1 81 70 37 00
+33 (0)1 56 88 11 11
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[1] see press release dated February 13, 2018
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Company: Voltalia SA
84 boulevard de Sébastopol
75003 Paris
France
E-mail: invest@voltalia.com
Internet: www.voltalia.com
ISIN: FR0011995588
Euronext Ticker: VLTSA
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