Chinese build largest solar park in the Netherlands

A group of Chinese are building the largest solar park in the Netherlands in the province of Groningen. It concerns 117 hectares and 316.216 solar panels. These panels are expected to be active by the end of the year.

Newspaper of the North writes that the solar park will be in Sappemeer, and it should be the largest in the Netherlands. However, the latter is short-lived, because elsewhere in Groningen (Vlagtwedde) there are already plans for an even larger park.

The size of the solar park is large enough to supply the Hoogezand-Sappemeer region with power and is being built by the Chinese company Chint Solar. For this, it receives various Dutch subsidies, among other things.

'More sustainable energy'
"Ultimately, it's about the Netherlands converting the traditional energy supply into more sustainable energy. In this way we apparently get it off the ground more easily than when only the Dutch do that," says construction director Hans Nillesen.

Anne-Jan Doorn

Anne Jan Doorn is an arable expert at Boerenbusiness. He writes about the various arable farming markets and also focuses on the land and energy market.

aj.doorn@boerenbusiness. Nl

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