Ilmatar submits application for 450MW Swedish PV project

May 7, 2024
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
Ilmatar has a number of PV projects underway in Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia. Image: Ilmatar.

Finnish energy company Ilmatar plans to build a 450MW solar PV project in the county of Halland, southwest Sweden.

Ilmatar submitted environmental applications for the Tönnersjö solar farm to the Halland County authorities this week, a move which pushed the company past the 1GW threshold for project applications submitted in Sweden. In June last year, the company announced plans for a 350MW project in Central Sweden and the previous September it committed to a 550MW project in the southeast of the country.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

The Tönnersjö project is proposed on 450 hectares of mostly plantation forest land, which is ready for harvesting, Ilmatar said. In a public statement the company said: “Areas with high nature values have been excluded from the project plan. In areas like this, with limited nature values, establishing solar energy production can, with suitable measures, even support biodiversity and local ecosystems.”

In the initial stages of the project, Ilmatar signed a land lease agreement with Silvestica Green Forest, the owner of the forest land where the plant is proposed.

Christian Gustafsson, country director for Ilmatar in Sweden said: “In just two years in Sweden, Ilmatar has contributed to significant shifts in the Swedish renewable energy landscape. Next to none of our ongoing projects are planned on agricultural land. The focus is mainly on areas with low nature values.”

He continued: “We are ready for substantial development, merely awaiting permits and gird connections.”

Last October, Swedish independent power producer (IPP) Alight and French renewables company Neoen began construction on a 100MW PV plant in southeastern Sweden. Once operational, they claimed it would be the “largest” PV site on the Swedish grid. If they were to reach commercial operations, Ilmatar’s three planned projects in the country would all dwarf this site.

Southern Sweden is served by the SE4 electricity area, one of four bidding areas running from SE1 in the north to SE4 in the south. According to the Swedish electricity system operator Svenska kraftnät: “In northern Sweden more electricity is produced than is needed, in southern Sweden it is the opposite.” Hence, a number of the significant solar PV project announcements in Sweden have been in the south of the country, where demand – and power prices – are highest.

Read Next

October 17, 2025
Norwegian renewable energy firm Scatec has signed lease agreements for 64MW of solar PV and 10MWh of energy storage capacity in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
October 16, 2025
Masdar and Turkey have entered the final stage of US$1 billion agreement to develop the 1.1GW plant in Bor, Niğde Province, central Turkey.
October 16, 2025
US utility-scale solar additions grew by 56% in 2024, reaching 30GW from 2023’s 19GW and representing over 54% of all new electricity generation capacity added in the country last year.
October 16, 2025
Jakson Green and Blueleaf Energy have reached financial close for the 840MWp Bikaner solar projects in Rajasthan, western India. 
October 16, 2025
Off-grid solar company Sun King has revealed plans to set up manufacturing operations in Kenya and Nigeria.
October 15, 2025
A report by IRENA and others has highlighted the need for yearly renewable energy deployments to almost double between now and 2030.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
October 21, 2025
New York, USA
Solar Media Events
November 25, 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Solar Media Events
December 2, 2025
Málaga, Spain
Solar Media Events
February 3, 2026
London, UK