Eni it strengthens in renewable energybut abroad. Fullness, through its US subsidiary Eni New Energy US Inc, expands its portfolio of renewable capacity in the United States with the acquisition of thephotovoltaic system of Kellam, from 81 MW, located in the north of Texas, 80 miles from the Dallas Fort Worth metro complex. The plant is built on over 150 hectares of land and the energy produced will be sold to a local electricity company.
The news does not support the title, thanks to the sharp drop in oil prices (Brent -2,15% to 81,47 dollars a barrel). TO Business Square, Eni loses 0,36% to 13,46 euros per share.
Renewables: Eni strengthens itself in the USA
The plant, sold by Hanwha Qcells Usa Corp., US subsidiary of the Korean group Hanwha, adds to the other assets in Texas and the rest of the USA in Plenitude's portfolio, which with this operation reaches a installed capacity of 878 MW in the US market.
The operation - explains a note from the Group - was carried out with the support of Novis Renewables, LLC, the partnership between Eni New Energy US and Renantis North America, exclusive to the United States and dedicated to the development of solar, wind and storage.
“This transaction represents an important step forward for the consolidation of the company in the Texan and US energy markets, contributing to the energy transition path undertaken by Eni and to the ambitious goals of Plenitude to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and to supply 100% of decarbonised energy to all its customers,” he commented Stephen Goberti, CEO of Plenitude.
Eni aims for over 6 GW of capacity by 2025 worldwide
“Plenitude aims to be the outpost of Eni's decarbonisation strategy, with the aim of contributing to the energy transition path undertaken by Eni, of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 and of supplying 100% decarbonised energy to all customers,” he said Alessandro Della Zoppa, head of renewables of Eni Plenitude in an interview with Vita. How? “In particular, Plenitude, which supplies electricity and gas to approximately 10 million customers, is pursuing an accelerated growth strategy in generation from renewable sources, which has led us to multiply our production capacity by seven in the last two years: from 300 Megawatt of 2020 to the over 2000 MW that we will reach at the end of this year, with the goal of reaching over 6 Gigawatt by 2025 and over 15 GW by 2030”.
