The portfolio will consist of four projects, owned by Severn Trent Green Power (STGP), which are planned to be built in Shropshire, Warwickshire, North Yorkshire and Yorkshire.
February 13, 2026
Belectric has signed a contract to operate as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for a 210MW solar PV portfolio in the UK.
The portfolio will consist of four projects, owned by Severn Trent Green Power (STGP), which are planned to be built in Shropshire, Warwickshire, North Yorkshire and Yorkshire. Belectric, a subsidiary of European energy company the Elevion Group, expects to begin construction work at the portfolio next month, and plans to begin commercial operation at the projects between August 2027 and January 2028.
Belectric noted that some of the project sites include “specific engineering challenges, including the presence of gas pipelines crossing the project areas. While the company said it would “leverage its extensive technical expertise” when completing the EPC work, it did not specify how it would overcome these site-specific challenges.
The news is also significant as these are the first solar projects “of scale” in the STGP portfolio, according to managing director Jonathon Wroe. The company has historically focused on clean energy generation from food waste, and Wroe called the entry into the solar industry an “important step” in the company’s future.
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“These are the first solar projects of scale that STGP is bringing forward, and they mark an important step in our long-term commitment to renewable energy,” said Wroe. “As we move into construction, our priority is to deliver these projects in a way that reflects the needs of the communities hosting them.”
STGP’s entry into the UK solar industry comes at a time of strong growth, with this week’s Allocation round 7a (AR7a) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) support scheme seeing contracts offered to 4.9GW of new solar PV capacity, a record figure for the programme. This follows delegates at Solar Media’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe event, held last week in London, calling the UK’s CfD scheme the “gold standard” for investment opportunities in the European solar space.
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