(Boursier.com) — Leroy Merlin, leader in home improvement in France, and Voltaliaan international player in renewable energies, announce the signing of a long-term electricity sales contract covering the entire production of a 23.6 megawatt wind farm, currently under construction.
Leroy Merlin and Voltalia signed a new Corporate PPA1. The brand specializing in housing will buy for 23 years the production of a wind power plant with a capacity of 23.6 megawatts that Voltalia is currently building in the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region. Its commissioning is scheduled before the end of the first half of 2023.
With an annual volume of 60 gigawatt hours, the Corporate PPA will allow the various entities of Adeo France, of which Leroy Merlin is a part, to source renewable energy for around 20% of their electricity consumption.
After the signature of a first Corporate PPA in September 2022 with Voltalia relating to the production of a future 30 megawatt solar power plant in the Centre-Val de Loire region, this new contract contributes to the decarbonization strategy of Leroy Merlin and the entities from Adeo France. In total, the Corporate PPAs signed by Leroy Merlin represent 57% of the current electricity consumption of Adeo France entities (Leroy Merlin, Weldom, Bricoman, Adeo Services, K-bane, Zodio, etc.).
This is the first additional wind Corporate PPA signed in France: it is the first time that a company has committed to long-term (23 years) supply from a new wind farm dedicated to it. from its commissioning.
Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia, declares: “This wind Corporate PPA, a first in France, is part of the strategic partnership concluded in 2021 with Adeo, parent company of Leroy Merlin. Our joint actions, Voltalia and Helexia as carbon-free energy producers and service provider, and Adeo and Leroy Merlin as actors committed to sustainable habitat, participate in the fight against global warming.”