Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS Breaks Ground on Solar Power Plant in Colorado, USA

Area equivalent to 790 soccer fields... Commercial operation in 2025
Directly handling design, procurement, and construction

Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS division is developing a 257MW solar power project in the United States and has commenced construction.

Hanwha Q CELLS announced on the 11th that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the solar power plant with the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), a power consumer, in Colorado, USA, on the 10th (local time). Hanwha Q CELLS will also directly carry out the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of this project.

Solar power plant site under construction by Hanwha Q CELLS in Colorado, USA (Provided by Hanwha Solutions)

The power plant will be built on a site of approximately 5.6 km² (1,400 acres) in Weld County, Colorado, equivalent to the size of 790 soccer fields, supplying more than 540,000 solar modules. The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operations sequentially from 2025 and will provide renewable energy power according to the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with PRPA.

Hanwha Q CELLS is securing various business opportunities by developing and performing EPC for large-scale green energy projects in the United States. In May, Hanwha Q CELLS completed a project consisting of 50MW solar modules and a 200MWh energy storage system (ESS), demonstrating its capabilities as a renewable energy solution provider.

This power plant currently supplies renewable energy power to Meta, a major US big tech company. Additionally, in April, Hanwha Q CELLS completed the development, module supply, and EPC of a 150MW solar power plant in Wyoming.

Hanwha Q CELLS is constructing and operating a 168MW solar power plant in Texas, USA (Provided by Hanwha Solutions)

Earlier, Hanwha Q CELLS expanded the scale of its module supply and EPC agreement with Microsoft (MS), signed in January last year, from 2.5GW to 12GW in a partnership established in January this year. Furthermore, Hanwha Q CELLS renewed a partnership with Summit Ridge Energy (SRE), a US commercial solar developer, expanding the scale and scope of the agreement signed in April last year to supply a total of 2GW of modules and provide ESS procurement and EMS (energy management system).

Lee Gu-young, CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS, said, "We have added various business opportunities by combining development and EPC to our solar renewable energy business portfolio in the United States. Hanwha Q CELLS plans to maximize profitability by carefully reviewing various options, including successful project execution and asset sales."

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