Orange (French telecommunications company) and ZE Energy, a French company that develops, builds, and operates hybrid solar power plants combining photovoltaic and storage, signed a 15-year corporate PPA covering 90 GWh per year. The electricity produced stems from a new hybrid solar power plant set to be connected in 2025.
The installation will couple a 77 MWp photovoltaic power plant with a lithium-ion battery storage system with a capacity of 14.8 MW / 33.5 MWh to capture the sun when it shines, and then use the energy after sunset or inject over-supply back into the grid.
This is Orange France’s first corporate PPA with hybrid solar + storage power plants. This solution allows Orange to benefit from a production profile better suited to its needs by reducing production peaks, particularly in the middle of the day in summer.
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