In May, Scatec Solar secured its first combined solar and battery project with IOM – UN Migration. This project will supply solar power to the Humanitarian Hub in Malakal, South Sudan and will reduce the Hub’s diesel fuel usage by 80-90%. The Hub hosts nearly 300 workers from 34 organisations involved in humanitarian projects.

“We are excited to have secured our first hybrid solar plant project. This is a key milestone for us as it marks the start of our cooperation with the United Nations.”, said CEO, Raymond Carlsen.

The 40 MW solar power plant in Mocuba, became the first large scale solar power plant in Mozambique when Scatec Solar and partners started commercial operation in July 2019. In August, Mozambique’s president officially inaugurated the Mocuba solar plant.

The plant will be an important contributor to increase the share of renewable power in the country by delivering clean energy to around 175,000 households, and produce 79 GWh per year of much needed electricity to the northern regions of Mozambique.

In August, Scatec Solar’s asset portfolio exceeded 1 GW in operation when the fourth solar plant i Benban, Egypt, started commercial operation. The 1 GW in operation will power more than 970,000 households.

“We are proud to achieve the first GW in operation milestone, once again confirming the strong dedication by our team and partners to deliver solar power projects predictably”, said CEO, Raymond Carlsen.

Scatec Solar grid connected its first solar power plant in Ukraine, together with partner Rengy Development, in August. The 47 MW Rengy plant, situated in the Mykolaiv region in the South of Ukraine, started commercial operation only 13 months after the project was secured.

The project will deliver clean energy to around 15,000 households and contribute to avoid about 22,000 tons CO₂ per year.

In September, Scatec Solar launched Release – Making solar simple, the new generation renewable power. Release is a fully scalable solar power solution offering industrial players reliable, clean and cost- efficient containerised solar power through flexible leasing agreement.

“Essentially, we are making solar as simple as possible, while at the same time providing end-users with a highly reliable power source”, said CEO, Raymond Carlsen.

At the Capital Markets Update in September, Scatec Solar presented the company’s expanded platform for increased growth and raised its growth target by 1 GW to 4.5 GW in operation and under construction by end 2021. Additionally, a new target for annual growth of 1.5+ GW from 2022 and onwards was introduced.

“We are raising our growth ambitions, driven by a strong solar market and a steadily increasing pipeline of high quality projects. Solar is the lowest cost source of energy across sun-rich regions, and with renewables expected to provide 50% of all power globally by 2050, we will continue to support goverments and corporates in making the shift to renewable energy”, said Raymond Carlsen.

Scatec Solar and partners completed the 390 MW Benban solar project near Aswan in Upper Egypt. The project was both our first, as well as the world’s largest solar plant to utilise bi-facial modules. Scatec Solar is the single largest contributer to the 1.8 GW Benban Solar Park – one of the world’s biggest solar parks.

The bi-facial solar modules are producing energy from both sides of the panel, increasing the clean energy generation. The estimated annual electricity production is 870 GWh. This is enough to provide clean energy for more than 420,000 households in Egypt, and will contribute to avoid about 423,000 tons of CO₂ emissions per year.

In October, Scatec Solar set a world record at the Guanizuil project in Argentina. The team installed 54,090 solar modules in less than 12 hours, which is almost 18 MW of the 117 MW total solar plant capacity. 300 people divided into 10 teams participated in the “module installation challenge day” and contributed to the worl record.

The solar plant is covering an area larger than 380 soccer fields and will contribute to avoid 107,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Scatec Solar was awarded its first projects in Tunisia. The three projects of approximately 60 MW, 60 MW and 240 MW will support the Tunisian Government’s target to reach 30% electricity production from renewables by 2030.