SSE Renewables has announced that construction work has begun on a new 31MW solar project at Littleton Pastures in Worchester.

SSE Renewables' Solar and Battery division has appointed Spanish developer Grupotec as the civil contractor for the construction work at the site near Evesham.

SSE recently set out plans that could see the group invest up to £40bn in low carbon technology across the decade to 2031/32, with a fully funded £18bn five-year investment plan to 2027. In doing so the energy company will be recruiting for over 1,000 new green jobs a year.

Richard Cave-Bigley, Director of Solar and Battery at SSE Renewables, said: "I'm delighted that we have now moved into the construction phase of our first solar project at Littleton Pastures and to be working alongside our partners Grupotec.


"Connecting more renewable power to the Grid is vital for the UK's energy security and net zero targets. We are looking forward to delivering more solar and battery projects across the UK, Ireland and Europe in the years to come."

César Moreyra, Vice-President of Grupotec, said: "We are grateful to have had the opportunity to collaborate on this exciting renewable energy project at Littleton Pastures. The construction of this solar facility is an important step towards creating a more sustainable future and we are proud to be involved in its construction."

SSE's Solar and Battery division recently became part of SSE Renewables to scale up its 2.5GW pipeline of projects, both at home and abroad. These assets complement SSE's existing portfolio of other low carbon infrastructure such as wind and hydro.

Littleton Pastures is SSE Renewables' third solar and battery project under construction, alongside battery sites already underway in Salisbury and Ferrybridge.

In March, as part of its 'Powering Up Britain' energy security strategy, the Government announced targets to increase solar power capacity in the UK fourfold to 70GW by 2035.