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EDF Energies Nouvelles signs an electricity sales contract for a solar project in the United States

enXco, the American subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announces the signing of an electricity sales contract with the American company San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) relating to the construction of a 130 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant(1 ) in California.

Located in Kern County, California, the future Catalina solar power plant will be developed, built and owned by enXco. The electricity produced will be purchased by SDG&E under a 25-year electricity sales contract.
This power plant will be built in two successive phases. The first 60 MWp should be connected at the end of 2012 and the remaining 70 MWp put into service in mid-2013.
This project is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission.

“The future Catalina power plant is the Group’s largest photovoltaic project developed in the United States”, declares Tristan Grimbert, Managing Director of enXco. “This agreement illustrates the successful deployment of our solar activities in North America. »

(1) Equivalent to 110 megawatts of electricity.

About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

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