Developer strikes deal for 500 MW in zero-subsidy solar farms

Danish developer Greengo enters partnership with German utility Encavis to finance eight large-scale solar farms in Denmark, several of these exceeding 100 MW. Now it's time to show that solar is the cheapest form of energy in Denmark, CEO asserts.
Photo: GreenGo
Photo: GreenGo

The expansion of – subsidy-free – solar energy in Denmark is accelerating in earnest. While politicians are busy negotiating about energy islands for offshore wind power and maturing green hydrogen, Danish project developer Greengo has struck a deal with Germany's Encavis to finance eight solar plants with a combined capacity of more than 500 MW. Projects to be established without tender schemes or other kinds of state-run fuss.

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