Statkraft and Sunvest have signed the first agreements under a framework arrangement covering the purchase of electricity generated by Sunvest's solar parks and the optimisation of battery projects in the Netherlands.

The deal, announced by Sunvest from Utrecht, pairs the European power market player with the Dutch developer of nature-inclusive and agri-solar parks with battery storage.

The portfolio behind the agreements

The Power Purchase Agreements cover power from four solar parks.

Two are already operational: the Lievelde solar park, with a capacity of 11.4 MW, located near Lichtenvoorde, and the Zuidbroek solar park, which has a capacity of 49 MW. The remaining two are projects still to be built: Zwaagdijk, at 7.6 MW, and Zomereiken, at 14.3 MW. The agreements run for a duration of ten years.

In addition to the solar offtake, Statkraft has begun optimising the co-located Battery Energy Storage System at Zuidbroek, which has a capacity of 10 MW / 20 MWh, via a tolling contract.

What each party aims to gain

According to Sunvest, the agreements help the company in developing and scaling up its substantial pipeline of solar and battery projects in the Netherlands. For Statkraft, the deals represent a first step in its ambition to become a leading player in the Dutch market for market solutions serving developers of renewable power generation, flexibility, and large-scale consumers, bringing its pan-European expertise to the Netherlands.

Thomas Dietz, Manager of Sunvest Nederland, said the company is very proud of the long-term cooperation with Statkraft.

He noted that Statkraft's expertise as Europe's largest generator of renewable energy and flexibility solutions aligns seamlessly with Sunvest's strategy of combining large-scale solar energy with battery storage.

According to Dietz, the partnership gives Sunvest confidence in its development opportunities that it has found a reliable partner sharing its vision of locally combining generation and storage and the grid integration that comes with it.

He described the cooperation as a major step forward and said Sunvest looks forward to a successful long-term relationship in which the two companies can accelerate the Dutch energy transition together.

Pieter Schipper, Managing Director for Statkraft Markets GmbH, called the cooperation with Sunvest an important milestone in building Statkraft's role as a market integrator, in which it connects the needs of energy producers and users with tailor-made contracts.

He said Sunvest plays an important role in accelerating the energy transition in the Netherlands by combining the development of renewable energy with the development of flexibility.

Schipper added that Statkraft sees strong demand for solutions that help integrate renewable energy into the Dutch electricity grid and that, as an established and experienced European player in market solutions, it is happy to offer such contracts in the Dutch market. "Our cooperation with Sunvest is only the beginning," he said.

Statkraft's position in the Dutch market

Statkraft is internationally a leading company in hydropower and Europe's largest producer of renewable energy. The group produces electricity from hydropower, wind energy, solar energy, and gas-fired power plants and is active in energy markets worldwide. The company employs approximately 6,000 people across 20 countries.

Statkraft has been active in the Netherlands since 1998. More recently, it has begun offering tailor-made solutions for renewable energy in the form of Power Purchase Agreements and for flexibility in the form of Flexibility Purchase Agreements to owners of renewable energy assets and flexible assets as well as to large-scale energy consumers.

By connecting these parties, Statkraft says it helps accelerate the Dutch energy transition and supports the integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid. From the Netherlands, Statkraft also coordinates international trading activities in emission rights and guarantees of origin for sustainable energy.

Sunvest's development model

Sunvest is an established developer of nature-inclusive solar parks and an expert in Agri-PV, active in the Netherlands, France, and Germany.

The company develops, builds, and manages large-scale renewable energy projects and describes itself as a committed player in accelerating the sustainable energy transition, driven by the motto "More than just sun."

Sunvest works closely with landowners, governments, local residents, and organisations to create projects that blend seamlessly into the landscape and make a positive contribution to local nature, agriculture, and the surrounding area.

By combining renewable generation with flexibility through energy storage and tailor-made flexibility solutions, the company says it accelerates the Dutch energy transition. Sunvest also coordinates ecological monitoring, technological innovation, and the long-term management of its sustainable assets.

A framework with room to grow

The agreements signed with Sunvest form part of a framework agreement, meaning the initial PPAs and the Zuidbroek tolling contract sit within a broader structure between the two companies.

Both parties framed the deal as an opening move rather than a conclusion: Sunvest points to its development pipeline of solar and battery projects in the Netherlands that the agreements are intended to support, while Statkraft describes the cooperation as the start of its effort to build a role as a market integrator serving renewable generators, flexibility assets, and large consumers in the Dutch market.

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