Finnish renewables developer and independent power producer Ilmatar has secured an environmental permit for a solar project in Sweden with a targeted capacity of just above 90 MWp.
The approval was originally granted by the County Administrative Board of Skane in October but was then appealed. The contest was dismissed by the Land and Environment Court in February.
The Perskop project, expected to be among the larger solar installations in the country, spans around 125 hectares in Orkelljunga Municipality. The project also envisages the addition of a battery energy storage system (BESS), which will be subject to a separate permitting process.
“This represents an important step towards increasing the production of renewable electricity in bidding zone SE4, where demand is both high and growing. From Ilmatar’s perspective, we are now very much looking forward to entering a more operational phase in Sweden,” said Robert Wedmo, head of permitting Sweden at Ilmatar.
Ilmatar currently has eleven renewable energy production facilities in operation in Finland and is planning expansion in the Swedish market.
