MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals has appointed Mitie as a delivery partner for electrical grid connection works at a solar development site in Leicestershire.
The group's G2 Energy business will serve as a contractor on the £4m project delivering site surveys, design, cable jointing and network cable installation services.
The project is expected to generate enough electricity to serve 18,000 homes and save approximately 16,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year.
Industrial company MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals focuses on integrated development of renewable energy sources (RES), and is the main contractor for electrical grid connection works at the solar/PV development site in Barkestone.
As part of the project, G2 Energy will be responsible for designing and building a 132kV grid connection for a 50MW AC solar farm.
The scope of the project includes civil engineering, procurement, and construction including cable jointing, network cable installations, transformer and switchgear installation and commissioning.
The project will also be supported by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) which will carry out some of the non-contestable electrical works on the existing high-voltage overhead lines at the site which are required to facilitate the grid connection.
The development of more grid connections is vital for creating and storing renewable energy as we continue moving towards a net zero future.
Once connected to the grid, MYTILINEOS’ solar development will be able to generate enough electricity to serve 18,000 homes and save approximately 16,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year1, equivalent to the amount produced by 7,174 return flights from New York to London2.
Installed at nearly three metres high, the solar panels will be high enough to allow farming activities to continue at the site including allowing sheep to graze underneath the panels.
We’re proud to be bringing our electrical engineering and decarbonisation expertise to this new partnership with MYTILINEOS.
Through the delivery of specialist sustainability projects, we’re supporting our customers in decarbonising their operations and achieving their net zero goals.”
