London, Voltalia sign PPA for 49.9 MW Dorset solar project in London

Voltalia will build a 49.9-megawatt solar power plant to supply green electricity to the City, London's business district, under a 15-year contract.

The governing body of the Square Mile has signed a power purchase agreement with Voltalia – an international player in renewable energies – to buy all the electricity produced by a new-build 95,000-panel solar farm in Dorset for 15 years.

The solar plant will have a total capacity of 49.9 megawatts – enough to power the equivalent of 15,000 homes – and will provide over half the City Corporation’s electricity, powering buildings including its historic Guildhall headquarters, three wholesale markets and the Barbican arts centre.