Solar, Dri buys four plants in Sardinia from Enerland

Dri, the renewables operating company of Ukrainian energy group Dtek, has taken an important step in the acquisition of four agri-solar projects in Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro, with a total capacity of 166 MW, held by Spanish developer Enerland. The two companies signed the first closing of the process that will lead Dri to have full ownership of the four projects, which have not yet gone into operation.

"Italy is one of Dri's main markets, where we see great opportunities for the development of renewable projects and storage systems and to contribute to the country's energy transition and the achievement of national and EU targets. The acquisition of four agri-voltaic projects will also allow us to combine energy production from renewable sources with agricultural activities, generating economic development opportunities for local communities and greater energy autonomy," commented the company's CEO John Stuart.

Manuel Balet and Javier Gil, CEO of Enerland Group, added: "We are excited to embark on this journey with Dri, whose vision as a long-term investor aligns perfectly with ours. This alliance forms the foundation for what we hope will be an extraordinary journey together, in many more projects and regions."

At the moment, Sardinia is the only Italian region that has defined its own suitable areas for renewable energy plants: on 4 December, in fact, it approved with dl 45 the map reserving only 1% of the territory for energy production, restrictively declining the indications of the dm Aree idonee. Sardinia, Molise and Puglia are the regions in Italy where Dri has seven agri-voltaic projects in various stages of development for a total planned installed capacity of over 500 MW. The company estimates to realise 2 GW of plants and storage systems in Italy by 2030.

Dri is also developing solar, wind and storage projects in Croatia, Poland and Romania, where it already has operating power plants with a total capacity of over 1.3 GW.