Ørsted signs PPA for 200 MW Solar project in USA
MSD, a biopharmaceutical company known as Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth New Jersey, in the US and Canada, has signed an agreement to purchase energy from the Armadillo Solar Center in Texas, USA.
With this Power purchase Agreement, Ørsted is extending its industrial customer base to the pharmaceutical industry.
Vishal Kapadia, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Onshore in Ørsted, said: "It's exciting to join forces with them in their efforts to advance the use of carbon-free energy in the medical industry."
The 200 MW Armadillo Solar Center will be based in Navarro County in Texas, less than 50 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Center is expected to be operational by early 2023.
Susanna Webber, Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Management Group and Chief Procurement Officer, MSD, said: "This contract is an important step in MSD meeting its commitment to sustainability by bringing carbon-free energy to the grid in Texas and reducing the environmental impact of our operations".
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