After Portugal, Spain and Italy, Germany is another country where R.Power is planning its dynamic growth. The cooperation between the companies consists in the development of 80 MWp photovoltaic farm projects located in various regions of the country. Greenfield investments will be made both according to auction requirements based on the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and without auction support, based on long-term power purchase agreements (PPA).
“We plan to consistently strengthen our position in Europe. In order to become one of the largest photovoltaic companies on our continent, we need to expand into more countries. Germany, as a key market in the region, is the next step for us. We want to commission projects of a capacity of at least 100 MWp here annually. In the nearest future, we plan to sign further agreements with German developers, as well as to independently search for land for future PV farms“ says Przemek Pięta, co-founder and CEO of R.Power.
Programme for green bonds established
The company has already secured funds for the acquisition of the projects. At the beginning of June, it has established a programme to issue green bonds with a total nominal value of up to PLN 1 billion (EUR 225 million). They meet the criteria for green bonds according to the Green Bond Principles (GBP) developed by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 150 million (EUR 34 million) were issued under the first series. Some of them will be used for the company’s development in Germany.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative economic consequences it had, the solar power sector in Germany is experiencing a significant growth. Last year, the installed capacity increased by nearly 5 GWp, accounting for nearly 25% of the total growth in Europe.
100 GW by 2030 in Germany
According to the Renewable Energy Sources Act passed in 2021, Germany's long-term goal is for all energy produced or consumed in Germany to be produced in a greenhouse gas-neutral manner by 2050, and for the share of renewable energy in gross energy consumption to reach 65% by 2030. Solar energy is one of the key technologies to help achieve the targets, and according to plans, the country's installed photovoltaic capacity should increase from around 52 GW today to 100 GW by 2030. (mfo)
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