The Norwegian oil company has also formed a 50/50 joint venture with the fellow solar developer to build and operate large-scale PV plants in Brazil.
The Norwegian developer had a project backlog of 1,143 MW and a project pipeline of 745 MW at the end of the second quarter.
The 40 MW project, which is being developed by Norwegian developer Scatec along with investment fund KLP Norfund Investments, is the country’s first large-scale solar facility.
The Norwegian PV project developer and independent power producer had 322 MW of operational PV plants at the end of the latest quarter, while its project pipeline had reached 745 MW.
The Norwegian solar developer has obtained a 25-year PPA for six PV power plants totaling 400 MW. The facilities will be located near Aswan in Upper Egypt.
The Norwegian solar developer saw a significant increase in revenue in 2016. Project backlog also increased to 731 MW. Last year, Scatec secured 309 MW in new projects in Malaysia, Mozambique and Brazil.
PLB Green Solar — a subsidiary of Penang-based construction group PLB Engineering — has secured approval to build the project from the Malaysian Energy Commission.
The government of Mali has secured further funds to build the country’s first large-scale PV project. The 33 MW Segou Solar PV Project will sell power to local utility under a 25-year PPA.
The Norwegian solar developer is considering the construction of two PV plants totalling 60 MW in Ukraine. The company is discussing opportunities with local deputy Minister of Energy.
Norwegian integrated solar power producer Scatec Solar has posted strong quarterly and yearly results, which show increases in all of the right areas, including significant revenue and EBIT growth, as well as an increase in power production.
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