Dhamma Energy has announced that it will build and operate an 87.5 MWp solar power plant in the region of Hauts-de-France, having been awarded 36.5 MWp in France's latest solar tender in France. The company won the remaining 51 MWp earlier this year.
Construction of the plant will start in 2019 at the former NATO site of Laon-Athies, in the municipalities of Samoussy and Athies-sous-Laon. Dhamma Energy started developing the project in 2010 in cooperation with the local communities.
France is one of the main markets for Dhamma Energy, where 40 MWp of PV projects developed by the company are already operating. Further projects, accounting for 100 MWp will be connected to the grid in 2018 and 2019.
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