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• BELECTRIC wins contract to construct its first solar park (12,6 MWp) in Denmark
• Cutting edge technology to reach highest yields possible

Kolitzheim (Germany) – BELECTRIC has entered the Danish market with cutting edge technology as it continues to expand its presence in Central Europe. The solar energy specialist is constructing its first solar park in Denmark on behalf of Encavis AG. Developed by GreenGo Energy Group, the 12,6 MWp project near Ringkøbing in North Jutland will be one of the first projects deploying tracker systems with bifacial modules in Denmark.

“Denmark is one of the fastest growing solar markets in Europe. Entering this market is another step in our growth strategy after two years of refocusing and realigning the company”, explains Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC  GmbH.

The solar farm near Ringkøbing will be equipped with more than 23,000 bifacial modules which are mounted on single-axis trackers. Bifacial cells are able to absorb solar radiation from both sides – the front and the back of the module. The technology therefore enables low electricity production costs and is promising for the future of solar energy in the Nordic countries. The plant near Ringkøbing is expected to begin delivering green energy in the second half of 2022.

Dr Dierk Paskert, CEO of BELECTRIC’s customer Encavis AG, welcomes the start of construction: “We are very happy to realise with the PV park Ringkøbing the first project of our more than 500 MW strong strategic development pipeline of PPA solar power plant projects with GreenGo in Denmark.”

“We are pleased to now reach start of construction on the first zero subsidy solar park under the 500MWp+ partnership agreement with Encavis, with a world leading EPC partner as BELECTRIC“, says Karsten Nielsen, CEO of GreenGo Energy Group a/s.

As one of the world’s leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants, BELECTRIC offers in-depth experience, also in the field of tracker systems and bifacial modules which have special requirements for design, yield forecast and maintenance. The German solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide.

BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group. Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 54 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,100 people at 87 locations in nine countries – in addition to Germany, these include the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and China. The owner of Elevion is ČEZ Group, one of the Top 10 companies in the European energy market.

• BELECTRIC celebrates 20 years of company history
• More than four gigawatts of solar capacity installed worldwide

Kolitzheim (Germany) – Just in time for its 20th anniversary, BELECTRIC crosses the mark of four gigawatts of installed solar capacity worldwide. The company was founded in 2001 and is one of the leading EPC service providers in the development and construction of open-space solar power plants.

At the turn of the millennium, solar energy was considered to be inefficient and expensive. Therefore, BELECTRIC was founded in 2001 with one goal: Turn the most expensive renewable energy source to date into the cheapest. Bernhard Beck, founder of Beck Energy GmbH, devoted himself to this challenge together with the companies S&F Umwelttechnik GmbH and Blitzstrom GmbH. From 2011 onwards, they operated under the joint umbrella brand BELECTRIC.

The success story of the now internationally known company began with the simplest means. “We used a tractor to build the first systems”, remembers longtime BELECTRIC employee Georg Lutsch. The mechanical supervisor has been with the company since 2003. Klaus Waldera, Senior Sales Expert at BELECTRIC and with the company since 2006, adds: “That was solar back then. But the team spirit was enormous from the beginning – and it remains until today.”

With this mentality, BELECTRIC has since developed into an international company with more than 500 employees. From a floating solar power plant in Israel to one of the largest PV systems in Australia – within the last 20 years, the solar experts from Kolitzheim have installed over 460 PV systems worldwide. This makes BELECTRIC one of the leading EPC service providers in the development and construction of open-space solar power plants. BELECTRIC was the first company in the world to achieve the historic milestone of one gigawatt of installed capacity. With the recently commissioned 350 MWp solar park near Rajasthan in India, the company has now exceeded the threshold of four gigawatts of installed PV power just in time for the company’s 20th anniversary. The course to five gigawatts has already been set as well: With a capacity of 172 MWp, BELECTRIC is currently building Germany’s largest, independent PV system in Tramm-Göthen in the north of the country.

Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC GmbH, explains: “My special thanks go to all employees who have significantly advanced the development of the company over the past 20 years and who have made BELECTRIC what we are today.”

• BELECTRIC will become one of the flagships of Elevion Group’s expansion in the solar market
• The merger with the Elevion Group means the possibility of significant synergies in the advanced energy solutions sector and access to new customers
• The Elevion Group comprises 54 companies in 9 countries, employing more than 4,100 people

Kolitzheim (Germany) – BELECTRIC wins Elevion Group as new owner as it continues on its growth path. The Elevion Group is one of Germany’s largest companies in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality.

The subject of the acquisition is a 100% stake in the German-based BELECTRIC GmbH and other European parts of the BELECTRIC Solar & Battery Group holding, such as BELECTRIC France SARL, BELECTRIC Solar Ltd, BELECTRIC Italia SRL, as well as BELECTRIC Israel Ltd.  The group develops, designs, builds, and services photovoltaic power plants. The acquisition is in line with the Elevion Group’s strategy that envisages covering the entire business chain in the field of climate-neutral solutions.

“The Elevion Group is one of Germany’s largest companies in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. In recent years, the Elevion Group has nearly doubled its turnover and executes thousands of projects per year. Our customers are very interested in producing their own climate-neutral electricity, thus we decided to team up with a very successful player in this field.  The German and the entire European photovoltaic market will continue to grow significantly and that creates huge opportunities for established companies like BELECTRIC that operate in the renewable energy construction sector”, says the CEO of Elevion Group, Jaroslav Macek.

Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Individual solutions that significantly support the sustainability of buildings and facilities are at the core of the services. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 54 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,100 people at 87 locations in nine countries – in addition to Germany, these include the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and China.  Its aggregate turnover in 2020 amounted to EUR 608 million. Its customers include major players in the aviation, automotive, food, healthcare, and technology industries.  The owner of Elevion is ČEZ Group, one of the Top 10 companies in the European energy market.

The entry of Elevion Group into the European and Israeli part of the BELECTRIC holding also brings necessary stability for more than 500 employees. “We are looking forward to become part of the expanding Elevion Group, which is a well-known and respected specialist for innovative energy solutions in many industries in the German market.  We welcome the entry of a strong partner to successfully develop and build large solar projects to support the European energy transition, to jointly enter new markets and reach new customers”, says Ingo Alphéus, the CEO of BELECTRIC GmbH and other parts of BELECTRIC Solar & Battery Group acquired by Elevion Group.

BELECTRIC Solar & Battery was established in 2001 in Germany. Today, 20 years later, it is a global leader in photovoltaic power plant design, construction and operation. It was the first in the world in the solar sector to achieve an installed capacity of 1 GW through EPC construction. In total, the BELECTRIC Group has completed more than 400 photovoltaic projects with a capacity of more than 4 GW and provides services on 2.2 GW of power plants.

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• Solar project with a capacity of 250 MWac completed on time
• 40% of the plant is equipped with bifacial high-performance modules
• BELECTRIC provides operation and maintenance services

Kolitzheim (Germany) / Mumbai (India) – BELECTRIC has commissioned a large-scale solar farm in Rajasthan, India. With an installed capacity of 250 MWac the solar power plant is one of India’s largest installations. BELECTRIC provides operations and maintenance services (O&M) to the plant on behalf of the owner Fortum Solar Plus Private Limited (Fortum).

“Because of Covid-19 it was not a given that we would be able to get this solar farm online on time. But our Indian team has overcome all challenges and we were able to deliver this new 250 MWac solar plant for our customer Fortum, safely, on time and with a quality build”, explains Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC Solar & Battery GmbH. “We are particularly proud that we delivered one of the first large scale bifacial installations in India.”

Around 40% of the large-scale solar farm is equipped with bifacial high-performance modules. Bifacial cells are embedded in a double-sided glass-module by which the solar radiation can be absorbed from both sides – the front and the back of the module. To clean the modules an automatic waterless cleaning system is installed. In addition BELECTRIC has built a 33/220 kV substation for electricity transmission within the boundaries of the solar farm.

Jitendra Singh, CEO & Managing Director of BELECTRIC Photovoltaic India Pvt. Ltd, adds: “With successful delivery of this project, Belectric India crossed the milestone of 1 GWp of installed capacity in India. BELECTRIC continues to maintain the highest standard of health and safety guidance and we are looking forward to many years of safe operations of the solar farm in Rajasthan.”

BELECTRIC is one of the world’s leading EPC service providers in the development and construction of ground-mounted solar power plants and rooftop PV systems. BELECTRIC has 20 years of experience in power plant construction and to date has built almost 4 gigawatts (GW) of capacity worldwide. Its Indian subsidiary, BELECTRIC Photovoltaic India Pvt. Ltd., is one of the most established EPCs in the country. Founded in 2009 the company has been steadily growing its footprint in India, starting with MWp scale projects to one of India’s first 1,500 V systems and two of Asia’s largest rooftop installations on a single location. In total BELECTRIC’s Indian subsidiary has been involved in solar projects in the country with an installed capacity of more than 1.2 GWp.

Picture credit: BELECTRIC Photovoltaic India Pvt. Ltd.

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• Solar farms in Herlheim (13 MW) and Neusitz (8 MW) fully online
• BELECTRIC retains responsibility for operation and maintenance of photovoltaic panels

Tübingen/Kolitzheim (Germany) – BELECTRIC has completed two solar farms in Bavaria on time for Stadtwerke Tübingen. BELECTRIC developed and installed the solar farms in Herlheim and Neusitz, and will continue to operate them on behalf of the owner as the service provider. The green power produced by the two new solar assets will be sufficient to supply the equivalent of around 5,750 four-person households with climate-friendly electricity.

Ortwin Wiebecke, CEO of Stadtwerke Tübingen (swt), comments: “The completion date was very important for us for the Herlheim project in particular, where we market the electricity ourselves in the form of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Close and very good coordination with BELECTRIC enabled us to achieve the ideal timetable. That’s why we are very happy they were completed on time.”

Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC Solar & Battery GmbH, adds: “Because of Covid-19 it was not a given that we would be able to get both solar farms online on time. In times like this, ensuring that materials and components such as inverters and modules reached the site quickly enough was the greatest challenge.”

For the Herlheim solar farm, BELECTRIC installed more than 31,700 solar modules near the Bavarian town of Kolitzheim. With a peak capacity of around 13,000 kilowatts (kWp), it has the highest output of any solar farm within the swt portfolio and is one of the largest in the region. Its annual yield of renewable solar power is around
14.4 gigawatt hours (GWh). The second solar farm, in Neusitz in the rural district of Ansbach, has a total capacity of more than 7,700 kWp, and an anticipated power yield of around 8.6 GWh per year. For both projects, an environmental plan was put in place for the conservation of local flora and fauna. Some examples of key elements of this plan are compensatory zones for animals like ground-nesting birds and the conversion of brownfield land into flower strips and biotope components. BELECTRIC is a long-standing partner to Stadtwerke Tübingen, for which it has already completed five other solar projects.

• Agreement signed with Cleantech Solar for a PV project with a total capacity of over 100 MW
• Project will be delivered in three construction phases: The first phase of close to 50% of total capacity is already under construction. The entire solar farm is expected to be built within this year.

Kolitzheim (Germany) / Mumbai (India) – BELECTRIC, a Germany-based company, is further increasing its footprint in India’s ever-growing solar industry: the company has been appointed as the EPC (engineering-procurement-construction) service provider for a large-scale solar project by Cleantech Solar, a leading developer, owner, and operator of Commercial and Industrial solar energy systems in Southeast Asia and India.The photovoltaic (PV) project will have a total capacity of over 100 megawatt (MW) and will be delivered in three construction phases: the first phase of close to 50 MW is already under construction. The entire solar farm is expected to be built within this year.

“We are very pleased that our strong growth path in one of the leading PV markets is based on long-term partnerships with key account customers like Cleantech Solar, who value our focus on quality in engineering, project management and HSE,” explains Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC Solar & Battery GmbH.
BELECTRIC has been working closely with Cleantech Solar for the past few years and this is the eighth project on which both companies are working together. Other projects include two PV rooftop projects which rank with a combined capacity of 26 MW amongst Asia’s largest rooftop installations.

Cleantech Solar’s Founder and Executive Chairman, Mr. Raju Shukla, said: “We are pleased to be building on BELECTRIC’s experience as one of the most established EPCs in India. Together, we strive to provide the highest quality plants with stringent Health, Safety and Environment standards. We continue to deliver the best value to our customers in meeting their carbon reduction goals whilst achieving maximum savings on power costs.”
Jitendra Singh, CEO and Managing Director of BELECTRIC Photovoltaic India Pvt. Ltd, adds: “We at BELECTRIC India like to put in a lot of effort into building trust with our customers, and this eighth project for one of our most important customers in India, is a perfect testimony to our way of working. We are looking forward to further strengthening our collaboration with the realisation of this large-scale solar plant.”

BELECTRIC is one of the world’s leading EPC service providers in the development and construction of ground-mounted solar power plants and rooftop PV systems. BELECTRIC has 20 years of experience in power plant construction and to date has built almost 4 gigawatts (GW) of capacity worldwide. Its Indian subsidiary, BELECTRIC Photovoltaic India Pvt. Ltd., is one of the most established EPCs in the country. Since 2009, the company has been involved in solar projects in India with an installed capacity that is on track to reach 1.2 GWp by the end of March 2021. Last year, BELECTRIC delivered a 250 MW-AC solar plant for its customer Fortum on time and to a high quality. This project in Karnataka is the largest capacity installation BELECTRIC has carried out in India so far. After the successful delivery of the project, the company is now operating the solar plant on behalf of the owner. Another project of this size is also under construction for Fortum in Rajasthan and is scheduled to be fully grid connected in the second quarter of 2021.