GHG Emissions, Commercial, Solar - March 24, 2025
Ingka Adds South Carolina Solar Park
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group — the largest IKEA retailer — began constructing a new photovoltaic solar park called Kingstree West in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.
The solar park will consist of 178,000 modules and have an estimated annual production of 186 GWh per year. Ingka Investments is collaborating with Rosendin Electric and Forum Energy Partners on construction of the project.
“The investments in the US are a strategic priority to increase our renewable energy production and to secure long-term access to renewable energy that can help to further reduce our footprint,” said Frederik de Jong, Head of Renewable Energy at Ingka Investments, in a statement. “We will supply the grid with reliable, affordable clean energy. We have an important role to play to encourage the production of more renewable energy. Adding more solar energy to our existing renewable energy portfolio in the US will create a better match between the renewable energy production and consumption profile of Ingka Group.”
As part of a EUR 7.5 billion initiative to support 100% renewable energy consumption across the value chain, Ingka Investments invested and committed EUR 4.2 billion into renewable energy projects in wind and solar power. The investment scope also includes innovation and transitional technologies such as energy storage, hydrogen as an energy carrier, or grid infrastructure.
In Williamsburg County, South Carolina, another solar project is being developed by Ingka Group located approximately 27 miles east from Kingstree West. The 249-MWac Kingstree East project recently reached a major development milestone with the South Carolina Public Utilities Commission unanimously approving its request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The project has now completed all discretionary permits, but additional development steps need to be completed to assess project feasibility.
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