Wirsol buys 16 MW of subsidy-free solar projects in the UK
Wirsol Energy has acquired the project rights for two subsidy-free solar parks in the UK, the 7-MW Outwood project in Essex and the 9-MW Trowse-Newton scheme in Norfolk. Construction will begin in January and the plants will be connected to the grid during the first half of 2018. The company, a unit of Germany's Wircon, said it was in the final stages of securing a long-term power purchase agreement and debt. Wirsol plans to build a portfolio of six projects totalling about 150 MW over the next 12-18 months. 
Wirsol Energy Ltd on Wednesday said it has acquired the project rights for two subsidy-free solar parks in the UK, the 7-MWp Outwood project in Essex and the 9-MWp Trowse-Newton in Norfolk.

Construction will start in January and the plants will be connected to the grid during the first half of 2018. The company, which is part of Germany's Wircon, with responsibility for the UK and Australian markets, said it is in the final stages of securing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) and debt.

The projects mark the start of a portfolio of six projects totalling about 150 MWp that will be constructed over the next 12-18 months.

Wirsol managing director Mark Hogan said that the plants will be designed in way to be able to add battery storage at a later stage.

Wirsol and UK solar developer Hive Energy recently announced a joint venture to develop a 350-MW-plus, subsidy-free solar photovoltaic (PV) project on the north Kent coast in South East England. Planning submission for this project is planned for mid-2018, Wirsol said.

In Australia, the company has 400 MWp under construction and another 470 MWp in development for rollout before 2020, Hogan said.

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