Akuo, a global renewable energy independent power producer and developer, and ECT, a company specialized in the reuse of inert materials resulting from construction and civil engineering work, has started the construction of the 17 MWp Les Gabots solar photovoltaic plant in Annet-sur-Marne, in Île-de-France region.
The Les Gabots plant covers 18.5 hectares of land area, comprising 44,000 photovoltaic modules and expected to offset 847 metric tons of CO2 emission each year. Providing power to 3,700 homes, or close to 10,000 inhabitants, the Les Gabots plant will make the Annet-sur-Marne municipality (3,300 inhabitants) a positive energy town.
The Annet-sur-Marne solar PV plant was born of a partnership between Akuo and ECT. The solar panels are being installed on inert ground, giving it a new usefulness and thus a new lease of life. With their joint subsidiary ACT-E, Akuo and ECT intend to replicate the Les Gabots project elsewhere in Île-de-France. The aim is to substantially develop the production of solar PV energy in this region, reaching an output of 100 MWp on the sites operated by ACT-E.
Crédit Coopératif has financed the project’s debt to the tune of EUR8.5 million (US$9.42 million), or 75% of the total investment cost.
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