EDF Renewables has announced today that it will build a “mystery” wind farm in Scotland as part of a new multi-million deal with supermarket giant Tesco to provide power in the UK.

The French firm revealed it has signed three power purchase agreements (PPA) with Tesco to provide 60 megawatts (MW) of power to its UK operations from two Scottish wind farms and 17 solar installations.

EDF Renewables, who have a base in Edinburgh, confirmed that power would be supplied through an extension to its Burnfoot wind cluster located in Clackmannanshire and an undisclosed 42MW project.

The deal with retailer Tesco will see EDF Renewables supply solar power through a 20 year PPA and two wind PPA’s covering 15 years each,

Chief executive of EDF Renewables UK, Matthieu Hue said: “We are very pleased to be working with Tesco which is already one of EDF’s biggest customers in the UK.

EDF to build ‘mystery’ Scottish wind farm as part of new Tesco power deal


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