Sweden connects 100 MW solar park to the grid at full capacity
Sweden has connected a 100 MW solar park to the grid. After a test run lasting several months, full output has now been activated.
The solar park has been built around an airport runway near Hultsfred.
(Image: Alight)
The Swedish solar plant developer Alight, together with the French energy provider Neoen, has commissioned what is currently Sweden's largest solar park at the airport in Hultsfred in SmĂĄland. The plant consists of 174,000 photovoltaic modules and is expected to deliver an installed capacity of 100 MW at peak. After several months of test operation, the plant is now running at full capacity for the first time.
The plant covers an area of around 130 hectares. This corresponds to an area the size of around 185 soccer pitches. The PV modules are installed around the runway of Hultsfred Airport in the southern Swedish province of SmĂĄland.
Energy for fashion companies
The two companies estimate that the solar park will produce around 100 GWh of renewable green electricity per year. This should be enough to supply more than 18,000 average Swedish households. However, 95% of the energy generated will actually be purchased by fashion retailer H&M, which is guaranteed to buy the electricity. The fashion company had contractually guaranteed to purchase the electricity in 2022. By 2030 at the latest, H&M intends to purchase electricity exclusively from renewable energy sources for its business.
The solar park was connected to the grid in April 2025, and the two construction companies, Equans Solar & Storage and Solkompaniet, handed it over on schedule. Initially, the plant was only running in test mode with reduced output, but full capacity has now been activated.
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The solar park is part of Sweden's efforts to drive forward the energy transition and generate COâ‚‚-neutral electricity. The construction of the solar park was made possible by the support of Danske Bank, which provided the project financing. The electricity is distributed via the local distribution network of the energy service provider E.ON in Hultsfred.
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