EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions an 11.4 MWp Solar Power Plant in Spain
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PARIS--(Business Wire)-- Regulatory News: Continuing the deployment of its solar energy activities, EDF Energies Nouvelles (Paris:EEN) announces the commissioning of the Casatejada solar photovoltaic power plant in Spain, with an installed capacity of 11.4 MWp. Located in the Extremadura region, in the south-west of Spain, the Casatejada ground-based solar power plant is equipped with 152,400 photovoltaic panels, based on thin-film technology, supplied by First Solar. The power plant annual output is equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 11,000 people. The Casatejada power plant is 90%-owned by the EDF Energies Nouvelles group via Fotosolar, its local solar energy subsidiary. Following the recent commissioning of the power plants of Arnprior (23.4 MWp) in Canada and La Roseraye (10.5 MWp) on Reunion Island, EDF Energies Nouvelles signs at Casatejada another large-scale photovoltaic project. The Group`s solar energy capacity in Spain now stands at 18.1 MWp gross. About EDF Energies Nouvelles With operations in Europe and North America, EDF Energies Nouvelles is a market leader in green electricity production. With a development focused on wind energy for several years and more recently on solar photovoltaic, the Group is also present in other segments of the renewable energies market: small hydro, marine energy, biomass, biofuel and biogas. In addition, the Group is expanding in the distributed renewable energies sector. EDF Energies Nouvelles, 50 %-owned by the EDF Group, is listed in Euronext Paris since November 2006 (code "EEN", ISIN code: FR0010400143). www.edf-energies-nouvelles.com EDF EN Press Relations Clotilde Nicolas +33 (0)1 40 90 48 02 clotilde.nicolas@edf-en.com or Laetitia Pasquier Brunswick +33 (0)1 53 96 83 78 or Investor Relations Dorothée Hontebeyrie +33 (0)1 40 90 20 50 dorothee.hontebeyrie@edf-en.com or Delphine Deshayes +33 (0)1 40 90 21 45 delphine.deshayes@edf-en.com Copyright Business Wire 2010
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