Åre/Gislaved, 14th June 2023 – Sunna Group AB (“Sunna”)

Construction begins for Sunna’s first solar park in Gislaved

Sunna Group, a fast growing actor in large-scale solar power and renewable energy, is today pleased to announce that the construction of the company’s first solar park has begun. The 15 MW plant is located outside Gislaved in Jönköping County.

The solar park, called Project Skogsmusen, will be one of the largest in the region and is expected to generate 15 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually. This is equivalent to the annual consumption of household electricity for more than 3,000 homes.

Svea Solar has started the piling work in the future park outside Gislaved.

“We are very happy to start the construction of our first solar park outside Gislaved,” says Marcus Qviberg, CEO of Sunna Group. “For us as a company, this is a great day and an important first step towards our goal of building a gigawatt of solar energy in the coming years.”

To realize the project, Sunna has chosen to collaborate with Svea Solar, one of the industry’s leading providers of construction of solar parks.

“Having Svea Solar as a partner for the construction of the solar park feels great. We believe that their solid experience in implementing solar energy projects and their expertise will be crucial to ensure a smooth and efficient construction process.” Marcus Qviberg continues.

During the past week, project managers and representatives from both Sunna and Svea Solar have been on site for the start of construction on Monday.

Anna Tikhonova, project manager from Svea Solar and Linnea Johansson, project manager at Sunna Group.

“This is a good example of companies coming together to drive the energy transition. This solar park makes a major contribution to the electricity grid in Gislaved and is expected to provide household electricity for about 3,000 homes,” says Magnus Bergqvist, sales manager for solar parks at Svea Solar.

Construction of the solar park will take place during the summer, and commissioning is planned for the beginning of next year. The solar park will be connected to the local electricity grid together with the municipal electricity grid company Gislaved Energi and contribute to increasing the supply of renewable energy in the local area.

Facts: Project Skogsmusen

Size: 30 hectares
Power: 15 MW
Production: 15,000,000 kWh per year, the equivalent of domestic electricity for 3,000 homes.
Location: Gislaved, Jönköping County
Construction start: June 12, 2023
Commissioning: 2024

Contact:

Marcus Qviberg, Sunna Group CEO
Phone: +46 73 317 38 76
E-mail: marcus@sunnagroup.com 

Jonathan Hasse, Svea Solar Marketing Manager Solar Parks
Phone: +46 70 426 45 38
E-mail: jonathan.hasse@sveasolar.com 

About Sunna Group:

Sunna was founded in June 2021 with the ambition to increase the amount of solar power in the energy system by developing, owning and managing large-scale solar power in the Nordic region. Together with long-term capital partners, Sunna is a sustainable player in the Swedish energy market. Sunna increases access to green, locally produced solar power, enabling faster regional establishment and expansion of companies, as well as supporting the electrification of society at large. Sunna’s goal is to build 500 MW by 2025 – equivalent to about half of Sweden’s largest hydroelectric power plants – and 1 GW will be in production by 2030.
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About Svea Solar:

Svea Solar is one of Europe’s fastest growing cleantech companies and Sweden’s largest solar energy company. Svea Solar offers a complete solution with solar panels, batteries, electric car chargers, fossil-free electricity contracts and a platform that enables customers to produce, consume and sell their solar energy. In addition, Svea Solar develops solar parks. Svea Solar was founded in 2014 and has operations in Sweden, Germany, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.