Enery, a leading independent power producer in Central and Eastern Europe, has officially opened Stella PV power plant, its new 37 MWp solar power plant in Czechia. Located alongside a motorway, the plant will supply renewable electricity to automotive supplier BENTELER under a long-term green Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

Stella consists of 51,636 solar modules and is expected to generate 47.2 GWh of electricity per year, equivalent to the annual consumption of roughly 15,700 Czech households.

“Stella is a model project for the Czech solar industry,” said Jan Krčmář, Executive Director of the Czech Solar Association. “It was built without subsidies, sits alongside a motorway, and thanks to modern high-performance panels and tracking systems, it takes up far less land than the solar plants the Czech public remembers from the 2009–2010 solar boom.”

The PPA with BENTELER links new renewable generation directly to the customer’s long-term energy needs. It is one of three long-term green PPAs Enery has signed in Czechia, reinforcing the company’s position as one of the most active players in the Czech corporate PPA market. The agreement also marks a further step in Enery’s strategy to build a more commercially driven and diversified portfolio, combining renewable generation with long-term offtake arrangements tailored to industrial and commercial customers.

Stella PV plant is also a milestone for Enery’s Czech business: it is the first plant in its Czech portfolio that the company has developed and built entirely on its own since entering the market.

“Project Stella means much more to us than just another solar plant in our portfolio,” said Pavel Maleček, Managing Director Czech Republic at Enery. “It is the first project in Czechia that we have taken through every stage ourselves, from development and construction to commissioning. The long-term PPA behind Stella PV also shows the direction we want to take in the Czech market: connecting new renewable generation with commercial solutions that meet the real energy needs of industrial customers.”