The construction of a new 171MW photovoltaic park at the Lignite Center of Western Macedonia in Kozani is being started by the Intrakat group on behalf of the PPC Group, which is dynamically advancing the organic development of the RES portfolio.

Specifically, the Consortium of companies “Intrakat – Ameresco – RES INVEST PV 171MW”, ​​in which the Intrakat group is the leader and participates with a percentage of 45%, signed with the company Spartakos Energy (a 100% subsidiary of PPC Renewables), a contract for the construction of a photovoltaic 171 MW project in the Lignite Center of Western Macedonia.

The project consists of three photovoltaic plants, with bifacial frames and a fixed support system, in the locations “Exohi 7” (80 MW), “Exohi 8” (75 MW) and “Kardia 1” (16 MW) of the Municipalities of Eordaia and Kozani. The photovoltaic plants after the completion of their construction will interconnect the existing High Voltage Substations of the area.

As part of the project, the consortium will undertake the application study, licensing, construction, procurement, installation and commissioning of the 3 photovoltaic plants, thus leveraging the wide expertise of its partners in respective projects. The construction duration of the project amounts to 14 months.

The contract price of the project amounts to €43 million. The project is estimated to provide electricity to almost 70,000 households, while preventing the emission of approximately 68,000 tons of CO2 per year.

PPC Renewables, a 100% subsidiary company of the PPC Group, is carrying out a dynamic program of organic growth of its portfolio with an emphasis on photovoltaic and wind projects. Photovoltaic projects are basically limited to the areas of Ptolemaida, Megalopolis and Amyntaio, utilizing areas of PPC lignite mines deposits. The specific project is part of a wider group of projects with a total capacity of 1200 MWp, which have been installed or are in the implementation phase in the Ptolemais Region.