The three parks, Alight/Neoen, Nordic Solar and an expansion of ETC Sol, are to be connected to an expanded transformer station with new capacity to handle an output to cope with the amount of output the three parks together must deliver.
Alight/Neoen and Nordic Solar, both 70 megawatts, are located at a less active airfield north of Hultsfred, while ETC Sol is expanding its existing facility from 2 to 10 megawatts.
The technical infrastructure required includes a new 20 kilovolt switchgear, as well as several new cable joints, which have already been buried with a total distance of 7.6 kilometers.
Commissioning of the substation and facilities is planned for May and the fourth quarter of 2025.
–This is a huge step forward for fossil-free electricity production in Kalmar County. The Hultsfredsklustret is an unprecedented initiative that reflects Sweden’s ambitions to lead the way for a sustainable energy future and strengthen the region’s economic and ecological welfare, said Governor Allan Widman at today’s well-attended ceremony.
The first sod was also visited by Hultsfred’s municipal board chairman, Lars Rosander and the municipal manager, Lars-Erik Rönnlund, representatives of the solar park companies Neoen, Alight, Nordic Solar and ETC as well as landowners and representatives of the local business community.
–This project is not only an investment in renewable energy, but also an important driving force for local development and innovation, said Lars Rosander, chairman of the municipal board in Hultsfred.
–We are happy and proud to be able to invest in Hultsfred and we have been very well received by both the municipality and landowners, as well as E.ON, says Laetitia Prot, CEO, Neoen Sweden.
