- Chaberton–Sunscape completes first project sale in Italy, marking a key step in a growing pipeline of distributed solar developments across the country
- The projects will generate 13.5 GWh of clean electricity per year, enough to power the equivalent of 5,000 homes and avoiding 140,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions over 30 years
The joint venture between Chaberton Energy and Italy-based developer Sunscape announced today the sale of the partnership’s first two solar projects in Italy. The successful development of the Ponente and Maestrale projects represents a significant foray by the two companies into the promising Italian solar energy market.
Both projects benefit from direct connection to the existing medium-voltage grid and are on track to power up later this year. Maestrale, sited just outside Bologna, is a 7.4 megawatt direct current (MWdc) project while Ponente, near Bari, is a 1.3 MWdc project. Both projects are ground-mounted and use high performance bifacial photovoltaic modules and one-axis tracking systems to maximize the energy production. Generating around 13.5 GWh of clean electricity per year, the two plants will supply the annual needs of approximately 5,000 Italian households and avoid nearly 140,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions over 30 years.
Green Utility SpA, an Italian independent power producer, acquired both projects and will be responsible for constructing and operating the plants. “We are thrilled for this milestone,” said Alessia Incagnoli, head of business development for Green Utility SpA, who managed the transaction together with Ruben Oxenham, project developer. “Adding more projects like these to the grid is an important step towards the ecological transition.”
Green Utility and the Chaberton–Sunscape team are already exploring opportunities to collaborate on additional projects currently under development.
“I am particularly proud of the Chaberton-Sunscape joint venture, which represents a great step for both companies in the development of renewable energy in Italy,” said Stefano Ratti, CEO of Chaberton Energy, who himself is originally from the Piemonte region of Italy. “Both companies share a commitment to doing well and doing good in the communities in which we operate, and the projects we are developing meet both these standards.”
The two projects are the first of what is expected to be more than 30 MWdc of solar to be ready for construction through the partnership within the next year. They are among more than 100 MWdc of projects that the companies are currently developing.
“These first two projects reached ready-to-build status in less than two years from initial site identification, demonstrating the efficiency of our development approach,” said Giancarlo Gentile, CEO of Sunscape. “We are focused on projects up to 10 MWdc that benefit from simplified permitting procedures and shorter development timelines, and we look forward to expanding our presence in the Italian market with further successes.”
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