French renewable energy company and Swedish solar developer have recently launched the Scandinavian country’s largest utility-scale solar power installation, which is expected to reach 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of green energy per year.
Paris-based Neoen, a global leader in renewable energy, together with Alight, a leading European solar developer and independent power producer, have announced the commissioning and full-scale launch of the Hultsfred Solar Farm.
Farm is located at Hultsfred Airport in Småland, has 174,000 low-carbon photovoltaic (PV) panels installed around the runway. It reportedly boasts an installed capacity of 100 megawatt-peak (MWp).
Spread across about 130 hectares, which is about 185 football fields, the farm is estimated to generate a total of 100 GWh of electricity annually and power more than 18,000 average Swedish households.
Sweden’s solar milestone
According to the two companies, the installation, which was made possible by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), marks a great step forward in the country’s renewable energy transition.
The agreement was sealed at the end of 2022 with H&M Group and stipulates that the solar park will provide the Swedish fashion retailer with 95 percent of the renewable energy and guarantees of origin produced.
Credit: Alight
“Bringing this solar farm into operation with our partner Neoen and PPA offtaker H&M represents a milestone for us and demonstrates that the Swedish market can deliver large-scale, unsubsidized renewable energy fast,” Warren Campbell, Alight’s CEO, said.
Calling it “a landmark achievement in Swedish renewable power production,” Campbell explained that the agreement plays an important role in H&M Group’s goal of sourcing only renewable electricity by 2030 at the latest.
Contractors Equans Solar & Storage and Solkompaniet completed the farm’s construction on schedule. It began injecting electricity into the grid in April 2025 and now operates at full capacity.
Clean energy for homes
The solar farm is expected to produce 100 GWh of green energy annually, which, according to the two companies, will be enough to cover the yearly electricity consumption of around 18,000 Swedish homes.
In addition, the solar installation has been built using low-carbon photovoltaic panels placed around the runway of Hultsfred airport.
“As a global fashion player, we have both the power and the responsibility to drive the energy transition, and with the solar park in Hultsfred, we are taking another step on that journey,” Marcus Hartmann, H&M’s head of sustainability, stated.
Credit: Alight
During construction, the solar farm created up to 120 jobs. It also delivered a local public artwork and contributed to various community benefit-sharing initiatives, including sponsoring a sports club for children in nearby villages.
Hartmann said the partnership with Alight and Neoen is expanding renewable electricity capacity in Sweden and advancing H&M’s goal of achieving net zero through a circular business model. “This is not just an investment in our business – it is an investment in the future,” Hartmann concluded in a press release.
Meanwhile, Xavier, Group CEO of Neoen, revealed that the company has invested nearly USD 235 million (EUR 200 million) in green energy projects since 2020. “We are proud to be playing an increasingly significant role in accelerating the energy transition here in Sweden and around the world.”