Contract issued for Direct Wire Solar PPA for STFC

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The UK Research & Innovation has announced its plans to launch procurement for a contract to provide electricity via direct wire (behind the meter) solar PPA for the STFC. 

STFC is seeking to enter into a contract with a supplier at a price of pence per KWh that can demonstrate the best value to the public sector. The 25-year contract involves the supply of electricity being sought via direct wire due to grid capacity limitations at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell, Oxfordshire. The value of the contract is GBP50 million (US$60.44 million).

The last date to submit the response is July 20, 2022. More information about this contract can be found on our business opportunity page here.

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