Sweden's 174,000-panel largest solar farm to power 18,000 homes a year

The Hultsfred Solar Farm, Sweden's largest utility-scale solar power installation, has officially commenced operations at Hultsfred Airport in the Småland region. Developed by French renewable energy company Neoen and Swedish solar developer Alight, the farm features 174,000 low-carbon photovoltaic panels spread across approximately 130 hectares (about 185 football fields). With an installed capacity of 100 megawatt-peak (MWp), it is expected to generate around 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of green electricity annually, sufficient to power over 18,000 average Swedish homes. This project marks a significant milestone in Sweden’s renewable energy transition, enabled by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in 2022 with H&M Group, which will receive 95% of the solar farm’s renewable energy output. The solar farm began feeding electricity into the grid in April 2025 and now operates at full capacity. Besides contributing to Sweden’s clean energy