Financing the floating solar power plant

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Independent and participative financing

Now that development project has been validated, it’s time to find the financing to build your floating solar power plant. At this stage too, Laketricity is by our side to support you.

Our financing philosophy is based on sharing and social innovation, so that the benefits of a project are passed on to its immediate environment. To achieve this, we use participative fund-raising or opening capital to local players.

42
financed and operational projects

60M
euros invested since 2019

1
ESG department created in 2022

Financing with Laketricity means…

During project development, and right up to the construction of the power plant, we provide, at our own expense, risk-free and without any counterparty for the owner, all the financing via various levers:

  • Equity: our solvency, inherited from long management experience, enables us to carry the necessary funds for studies, administrative and connection fees, as well as construction.
  • Bank debt: since the creation of our parent company, Ciel & Terre, in 2006, we have built up trustworthy relationships with public and private banking institutions. These give us access to innovative financing linked to the energy transition.
  • Crowdfunding: we regularly open up our projects to campaigns for private individuals, by issuing bonds or taking equity stakes. These campaigns can be geared and limited to a well-defined geographical area so that they directly benefit the region concerned by the project.

Experts words

Project financing is an exciting and essential stage in the success of a project. It requires creativity and attentiveness to provide tailor-made solutions. We are convinced that the ecological transition must be competitive if it is to become a matter of course. Project financing is therefore a formidable tool for materializing our commitment to the fight against global warming, at the service of an economy rooted in the local area.

Harold Meurisse | Managing Director, Europe

Discover our last floating solar projects built throughout the world

The Jiali project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

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The Kayama project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

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The Magase ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Magase Ike is located in Awaji Island, Minamiawaji City, Hyogo prefecture. The pond where the project is installed is owned by the town and 5 districts administrate it. The pond’s water is for agricultural use only. The first contact to the Administrator of the 5 districts was in June 2018, and we...

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The Santa Lucia project
Floating solar panels on a water treatment pond

In 2018, our director Eva Pauly-Bowles met Forrest Arthur, Managing Director of the Santa Lucia Preserve. This community had two artificial lakes on its land, used for water treatment facility and irrigation for its golf course. Santa Lucia is located in Monterey county, California, and as for many reservoirs in the area,...

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The Ondani Ike project
Floating solar plant on an irrigation pond

Kagawa Prefecture is a region where floating solar power generation is thriving, and the local community has been interested in renewable energy for several years. This pond is operated by the local Water Users Association and owned by Takamatsu City. In response to a request for the construction of a power plant...

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The Taixi Fishery PV #2 project
Floating solar panels on a fish pond

It all began in 2016 when Cedric Jaeg, CEO of Laketricity Taiwan, joined a working group on the development of solar power plants applied to aquaculture. As a result of this consortium, in 2017 Laketricity Taiwan won a tender to supply the floating solution that would be used to test FPV on...

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The Hikita Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Hikita Ike is located in Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, and is surrounded by many rice fields. Agriculture and fish farming are very present in this region. The pond is owned by the Land Improvement District, a local farmers’ organization, and has been leased to fish farmers for a long time. It offered...

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The Benten Numa project
Floating solar plant on an irrigation pond

A floating PV project developed by Laketricity: discover the Benten Numa floating solar power plant installed on an irrigation reservoir in Japan.

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The Hanaoka Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Hanaoka Ike is located in Minamiawaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is locally renowned for its onion production. The pond is owned by the City and managed by the local farmer’s association. A pond near Hanaoka Ike has hosted a floating solar project which has therefore started to generate renewable energy in return...

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The Tano Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

A floating PV project developed by Laketricity: discover the Tano Ike floating solar power plant installed on an irrigation reservoir in Japan.

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The Saiko Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Saiko Ike is located in the mountainous area of central Hyogo Prefecture and has very clean water. The pond is owned by the Land Improvement District and managed by a local farmer’s association. Floating solar power is very popular in this area and is installed on six different ponds, including Saiko Ike,...

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The Sugu #1 project
Floating solar applied on a water retention pond

A floating solar project developed by Laketricity: discover the Sugu #1 floating PV power plant installed on a water retention reservoir in Taiwan. The floating structure covers 15% of the total water surface. The floating solar power plant was anchored using a hybrid method: at the bottom of the pond, but also...

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The Sobradinho project
Floating solar panels on a hydro-dam

The Sobradinho dam was built in the 1970s on one of Brazil's main rivers: Rio São Francisco. Its flow is used to generate electricity thanks to the hydroelectric dam installed on the reservoir. In 2016, the Brazilian government decided to launch an R&D program to study the hybridization of a floating photovoltaic...

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The Yukimine Kami Ike project
Floating photovoltaic system on an irrigation pond

A floating solar power plant project developed by Laketricity: discover the Yukimine Kami Ike floating PV power plant installed on an irrigation pond in Japan. The entire structure covers 59% of the water surface. The anchorage was made with percussion earth driven anchors.

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The Nakashin Ike project
Floating solar panels on an water supply pond

It is a pond owned by Kato City, and a water purification plant is adjacent to it. The water from the reservoir is used as tap water. In recent years, there have been concerns about the deterioration of water quality due to the proliferation of phytoplankton caused by global warming. Therefore, one...

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The Windsor, California project
Floating solar panels on a water treatment plant

Around every two years, the city of Windsor measures its greenhouse gas emissions and analyzes them with the aim of reducing them. In 2017, it was found that 38% of the city's carbon footprint was due to wastewater treatment facilities. To mitigate the impact of the sewage treatment plant, the city of...

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The Ichinomiya Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Discover the Ichinomiya Ike floating solar power plant, Japan: a floating photovoltaic project developed by Laketricity and installed on an irrigation lake. The whole structure covers 32% of the water surface. The anchoring was made with percussive driven earth anchors.

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The Sugu #2 project
Floating solar panels on a water retention pond

Learn about this floating solar power plant in Taiwan. 3,840 PV modules installed on a water retention pond. The whole structure covers 28% of the water surface. The anchoring was made with anchors on the banks of the pond.

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The Watashi Ike project
Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

Discover the Watashi Ike floating solar power plant, Japan: a floating PV project developed by Laketricity and installed on an irrigation lake. The whole structure covers 52% of the water surface. The anchoring was made with Percussive driven earth anchors.

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The Piolenc project
Floating solar panels on a quarry lake

Piolenc is the very first project developed by Laketricity (formerly Multimega, the development arm of the Ciel & Terre group). It is also the first French floating solar pilot, installed on the company's own initiative. The project was developed in collaboration with Akuo, who remained active during the development phase and made...

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The Taixi Fishery PV #1 project
Floating solar panels on a fish pond

It all began in 2016 when Cedric Jaeg, CEO of Laketricity Taiwan, joined a working group on the development of solar power plants applied to aquaculture. As a result of this consortium, in 2017 Laketricity Taiwan won a tender to supply the floating solution that would be used to test FPV on...

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