Martifer Solar, a unit of Martifer SGPS, has announced a new portfolio of 100MW of solar PV projects in development in the UK, marking a step ahead as a developer in the UK market.
Spread across the UK in the South, Midlands, Nottinghamshire and south of Wales regions, the new 100MW projects include utility-scale projects ranging from 5MW to 26MW, in various stages of the solar development process.
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The pipeline of 100MW of development projects are scheduled to be fully-developed and completed by early 2015.
Martifer Solar CEO Henrique Rodrigues said that new 100MW projects in development will position UK as a leading developer in the global PV market.
"Driven by momentum and our strategic objectives, Martifer Solar is reshaping its core business into a world-class solar developer across our geographies – the company celebrates this announcement as a significant milestone along the path to our future success in achieving this target," Rodrigues said.
The company’s recent development efforts in the UK include the planning consent approval for the 11MW Rydon Farm and the newly attained planning consent for Francis Court.
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By GlobalDataThe 4.2MW Francis Court project is located near Exeter in south-west UK.
Martifer Solar UK Director João Cunha said: "We have already proven our capabilities with almost 110MW of utility-scale projects completed within a year, and we are looking to double this capacity for the next year, maintaining a strong and dynamic growth in the UK market."
Image: Martifer Solar unveils 100MW of PV in development. Photo: courtesy of worradmu/Freedigitalphotos.net.
