JLEN Environmental Assets buys battery plant owner Gigabox South Road

(Alliance News) - JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd on Wednesday announced the acquisition of ...

Alliance News 3 March, 2021 | 10:29AM
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(Alliance News) - JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Gigabox South Road Ltd, owner of the development rights to construct a battery energy storage plant in Dundee, Scotland.

The Guernsey-based investment company focused on environmental infrastructure projects said it will invest up to GBP21.2 million over the next 12 to 15 months in the 50 megawatts lithium-ion West Gourdie project, which is fully consented and construction ready.

The project, which is due to start commercial operations in March 2022, will be connected to Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution PLC's distribution network and has a 49.9 megawatts import and export connection.

"We believe that plants such as this one, will play an important role in the decarbonisation agenda by providing balancing support to the local network and allowing for greater levels of renewable generation on the network. This investment should offer additional returns over time as it is structured to take advantage of increased market volatility as intermittent renewable generation facilities play a greater part in supplying green electricity to the nation," said Chair Richard Morse.

JLEN is due to hold an extraordinary general meeting next Monday in order to allow shareholders to vote on a new policy, which will allow the company to access a wider pool of environmental infrastructure investments, both by sub-sector and geography.

"The proposed changes to the company's investment policy seek to reflect the growth of the environmental infrastructure market during the period since the company's IPO and the expected continued development of that market in the future," the trust said.

Shares in JLEN were 0.4% at 114.42 pence in London on Wednesday.

By Zoe Wickens; zoewickens@alliancenews.com

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