Metlen Energy & Metals (METLEN) has inked new engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for renewable energy projects in UK with a combined capacity of 313.4 MW. The contracts are for five solar parks and one battery energy storage system (BESS).
The projects include the 71 MW Hulam Solar Park and the 53 MW Sheraton Solar Park in Durham for Lightsource bp, as well as the 55 MW Scruton Solar Park in Northallerton for AMPYR Solar Europe. It also consists of the 18.9 MW Henley Solar Park in Shropshire and the 84.5 MW Benthead Solar Park in Scotland for Aukera Energy, along with the Benthead BESS, which will have a storage capacity of 73.3 MWh.
Construction on the projects is set to commence at various stages throughout 2025, and all units are expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Additionally, the total value of these contracts is approximately €110 million.
METLEN has also delivered three more renewable energy EPC projects in the country. These include the Northwold solar park (10 MW) and the Northwold Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for AMPYR Solar Europe and located in Norfolk, and the Coal Pit BESS with a capacity of 73.31 MWh in the Manchester area for Pulse Clean Energy, .
REGlobal’s Views: The UK is witnessing a massive expansion of distributed solar power assets to support the country’s clean energy growth. Along with the growth of solar power, there has been a noticeable increase in the deployment of battery storage projects as well to help address the issues related to grid reliability.
