- Greenvolt Next signs an agreement with Carrefour Property for the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic carports;
- The project covers approximately 25 MWp of installed capacity, involving an estimated 45,000 photovoltaic panels, with deployment expected across 120 sites throughout France;
- During this long-term partnership, Greenvolt Next will deliver a fully turnkey solution, from financing to operation.
Greenvolt Next, a Greenvolt Group company specialised in decentralised renewable energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors, has signed an agreement with Carrefour Property to deploy photovoltaic carport installations across retail store car parks fully owned by Carrefour in France.
The agreement follows a national tender launched by Carrefour Property for the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic carports across its nationwide portfolio. This partnership involves approximately 25 MWp of installed capacity and is expected to comprise around 45,000 photovoltaic panels.
The project is expected to be deployed across 120 Carrefour sites primarily located throughout central France. Each installation will be adapted to the operational and technical specificities of each store to ensure all generated energy is consumed locally by the store, including car park layouts, underground utilities, customer traffic, continuity of store operations, grid connection and permitting requirements.
During this partnership, Greenvolt Next will provide a turnkey solution covering the financing, studies, development, construction, operation and maintenance of the photovoltaic installations.
The estimated annual production will cover a significant share of the electricity consumption of the relevant stores, contributing to the decarbonisation of Carrefour Property’s real estate assets and to achieving the target of consuming 100% renewable energy at Group level by the end of 2030.
'This partnership with Carrefour Property reflects the strength of Greenvolt Next's pan-European platform. Our direct experience across similar projects with other major retail players gives us a proven model that we bring to each market as we support large-scale players in their energy transition', said João Manso Neto. CEO of Greenvolt Group.
'This agreement allows us to accelerate the integration of photovoltaic production across our real estate portfolio in France, while improving the experience of our customers and supporting the energy transition of our stores. Beyond the environmental impact, this partnership provides long-term financial predictability, helping protect us from electricity price volatility while reinforcing our broader sustainability commitments', said Evan Linker, Global Energy Director at Carrefour.
”Our fully integrated approach and our capability to deliver a turnkey solution, combining financing, development, construction and long-term operation, allowed Greenvolt Next to support Carrefour Property in accelerating its energy transition with solutions that are both technically robust and economically efficient', said Gino Gauthier, CEO of Distributed Generation Business at Greenvolt Next.
Source: Greenvolt Next
