Welsh Water inks 40-year PPA with renewables developer Innova

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Power Purchase Agreement paves way for work start on new Welsh solar farm

Renewables developer Innova has announced it has secured a 40-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Welsh Water to power Dwr Cymru's Five Fords sewage treatment works. The deal signed will see the...

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