Empress Solar PV Power Project is a 48.06MW solar PV power project. It is located in Alberta, Canada. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2022 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in November 2023. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Aura Power Renewables and Canadian Utilities. The project is currently owned by Canadian Utilities with a stake of 100%.
Empress Solar PV Power Project is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 270 acres.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 11,000 households, offsetting 43,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2022 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in November 2023.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Lafarge Canada under a power purchase agreement for a period of 12.5 years. The contracted capacity is 38.5MW.
Contractors involved
Vsun Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 89,000 modules each with 540W of nameplate capacity.
Sungrow Power Supply supplied 12 of its SG3600UD-MV inverters to the project site.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by NEXTracker.
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About Aura Power Renewables
Aura Power Renewables is a Energy Utility & Services Provider company, It is a solar EPC and development specialist. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
About Canadian Utilities
Canadian Utilities Ltd (CUL) is an energy infrastructure company. It's main activities include the transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas, energy storage, energy generation, and the provision of industrial water solutions and clean fuels. CUL offers hydrocarbon storage and processing, and industrial water solutions. The company’s structure and logistics portfolio includes workforce housing, modular facilities, construction, site support services and logistics and operations management services. The company serves a diverse range of customers, including homes, businesses, and industries, providing them with customer-focused energy infrastructure solutions. CUL operates through a network of joint ventures, including LUMA Energy. The company has a global presence with operations in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Puerto Rico. CUL is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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