Downing is partnering with specialist solar developer and consultancy Ennoviga Solar Limited (Ennoviga) to develop and construct a portfolio of five ground-mounted solar generators that will exclusively serve Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL).
Downing’s investment amounts to GBP3.7 million and represents its first investment into solar assets commissioned by a UK regulated utility company.
NWL supplies mains water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people across the northeast of England, with its service area reaching between Berwick to just south of Darlington and Middlesbrough. The solar generators will generate some total of 5.7 MWp of electricity that is delivered directly to NWL operational assets and so contribute meaningfully to NWL’s 2027 net zero target.
