French company De Tijd has beaten off competition from 30 other firms to build the 30 MW Kristal Solar Park , near the Belgian town of Lommel . The bidding process enabled initial costs to be reduced by around 60% , while work is set to begin in October . When completed, the solar park can sell power at € 89 ($ 89 ) per MWh on a 15-year tariff, with local zinc and lead manufacturer Nyrstar the plant's initial customer. The Kristal Solar Park is the first large-scale Belgian solar park to be built since October and is set to be the country's biggest.
French company Engie has beaten off competition from 30 other firms to build the 100 MW Kristal Solar Park, near the Belgian town of Lommel. The bidding process enabled initial costs to be reduced by 34%, while work is set to begin in October. When completed, the solar park can sell power at €78 ($89) per MWh on a 15-year tariff, with local zinc and lead manufacturer Nyrstar the plant's initial customer. The Kristal Solar Park is the first large-scale Belgian solar park to be built since 2013 and is set to be the country's biggest.