EDP signs its largest distributed generation contract in Italy
Verallia, a company specialising in sustainable glass packaging, has chosen EDP for a 15MWp solar power contract, one of the largest on the continent.
Verallia, Europe's leading producer of glass containers for food and beverages, has chosen EDP to install five photovoltaic plants to supply renewable electricity to the company's factories in Italy. The five parks will have a total installed capacity of 15MWp, making this the largest contract ever announced by EDP, in a single country, for the installation of solar plants. The production of clean energy generated by this alliance could reach 16 GWh per year.
The project includes the construction of plants in the Italian regions of Verona, Savona, Mantova and Vicenza. In total, some 28,000 solar panels will be installed over an area of more than 142,000 square metres, enabling Verallia to avoid the emission of around 8,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to the pollutant emissions of 8,000 combustion vehicles. The first park installed will supply Verallia with renewable energy as early as 2023.
"The partnership with an international benchmark company like Verallia will allow us to accelerate the growth trend we are experiencing in Italy and also consolidate EDP's global growth in this segment, which is so important for the energy transition. Every customer that goes solar is contributing to an economy that is less dependent on polluting sources and, in the case of Verallia, we are talking about a decisive contribution, with the installation of 15MWp, which will produce clean energy", says Vera Pinto Pereira, CEO of the EDP Group's commercial area.
"Sustainability is at the heart of Verallia's energy agenda," says Marco Ravasi, CEO of Verallia Italia. "The agreement signed with EDP is strategic for us because it allows us to collaborate with one of the world leaders in renewable energy solutions for businesses, giving a strong boost to our commitment to the energy transition, one of the pillars of our roadmap to reduce CO2 emissions by 46% by 2030."
Since 2020, EDP has grown significantly in the Italian market, where it has reinforced its contracted solar capacity by 5 times, comparing the months elapsed in 2022 and 2021. Together with Enertel, the solar company it acquired last year, it currently has more than 70 MWp contracted in Italy.
