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Voltalia SA — Environmental & Social Information 2018
Mar 8, 2018
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PRESS RELEASE
March 8, 2018
Voltalia launches the construction of a new wind farm in France
Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces today the launch of the construction of the Sarry wind farm (22 MW) in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
With an installed capacity of 22 MW, the Sarry wind farm is located in Sarry and Châtel-Gérard in the Yonne department. The wind farm consists in 11 Senvion wind turbines, each with a unitary power of 2 MW and benefiting from the very good wind resources of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The project's revenues are secured under a 15-year contract for difference1 , starting from the commissioning date, which is expected in the second semester of 2019.
The construction of the wind plant will help attain the objective set by the region in terms of renewable energy development, which aims at reaching 2 100 MW of wind energy by 20202 .
The Sarry wind farm is the second project of Voltalia in the department, after the Molinons (10 MW) wind farm commissioned in 20143 . As for Molinons, Voltalia's teams will oversee the construction and operation & maintenance of the wind farm, further anchoring the Group's presence in the region.
Next on the agenda: 2017 full-year results on March 28, 2018
About Voltalia (www.voltalia.com)
- Voltalia is an international player in the renewable energy sector. The Company produces and sells electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro and biomass power plants; it owns a total installed capacity of 508 MW.
- Voltalia is also a service provider, assisting its investor clients active in renewables at each project stages, from conception to operation & maintenance.
- With more than 460 employees in 17 countries, over 4 continents, Voltalia is able to act worldwide on behalf of its clients.
- Voltalia has been listed on the Euronext regulated market in Paris since July 2014 (FR0011995588 VLTSA) and is a component stock of the Enternext Tech 40 and CAC Mid&Small indexes.
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Investor Relations: A. Commerot, [email protected] Media Relations: J. Jullia +33 (0)1 56 88 11 11
Voltalia Chief Administrative Officer: Marie de Lauzon [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 63 14 40
1 Implemented by the 2016 French energy Act (" loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte "), the contract for difference system ("complément de rémuneration") consists in a premium price granted to the electricity producer to compensate the difference between the market price and the tariff fixed in the tariff order or stated in the terms of the call for tender
2 Source : « Schéma régional Climat-Air-Energie »
3 See press release dated December 18, 2014