A consortium led by Switzerland-based construction company Orllati was selected to build and operate a solar park of up to 105 MW in connection capacity for 30 years including a 15-year contract for difference. The group won the first renewable electricity auction in Kosovo with a bid of 48.88 euros per MWh.
Almost a year after the initial public call, the Ministry of Economy completed its pilot solar power auction. Even though it raised the ceiling price in late December to 75 euros/MWh from 65 euros/MWh amid repeated delays, it was closed at 48.88/MWh.
Switzerland-based Orllati leads the winning consortium, consisting of companies from Germany and Kosovo.
The victory in the electronic auction translates to the right to take land on lease for a photovoltaic park of 90 MW to 105 MW in total connection capacity and up to 117 MW in peak terms. Orllati agreed to build and operate the facility for 30 years, of which the first 15 years it would sell electricity under a contract for difference (CfD) equalling the winning price.
The government-owned land is in the cadastral zones of Kramovik and Petković (Guri i Kuq) in the municipality of Rahovec or Orahovac.
Two Turkish consortia participated in the auction – Çalik and Limak, and Güri̇ş İnşaat ve Mühendislik (Güri̇ş Construction and Engineering) – together with Akuo Energy, headquartered in France, and Egypt-based Elswedy Electric. It consisted of four rounds, the ministry said. The first one, with 43 bids, drove the price down to 57 euros/MWh, while the final level was reached in the third one, Balkan Green Energy News reports.
