Italian energy giant Eni has launched, what it claims to be, one of the largest solar farms in France.
Eni confirmed this week its wholly-owned subsidiary Dhamma Energy had inaugurated the 85.7-megawatt Athies-Samoussy solar farm.It said all five plants that make up the solar farm are now operational, with a capacity to produce 93 gigawatt hours per annum, the equivalent of the domestic consumption of 40,000 households.
Eni claims the Athies-Samoussy complex is the largest solar farm in the Hauts-de-France region and one of the 10 largest in France.
The project covers 100 hectares of the former Laon-Athies NATO Air Base, which was abandoned in 1967 and has now been converted into a sustainability-focused site.
The project created both direct and indirect local jobs, with Eni claiming 250 people were working on site at the peak of construction earlier this year.
Eni also noted in Tuesday’s announcement that the project received €2.6 million ($3 million) in local crowd funding and public investment in 2020 - Upstream - link - Josh Lewis - link - more like this - link
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