Azores: GreenYellow announces a 6 MWp solar plant with EDA and a 0.5 MWp self-consumption system in Ponta Delgada

GreenYellow, a group specialising in energy efficiency, solar generation and storage, has announced two new photovoltaic projects in the Azores archipelago, according to Jornal Económico (5 November) and Ambiente Magazine (6 November). They add to the company's two projects already operating in the region.

The plant with EDA. The first project is a 6 MWp solar plant developed in partnership with EDA – Electricidade dos Açores, the company that supplies electricity to the region, and financed by GreenYellow. Estimated annual output exceeds 7 GWh, and the company expects it to avoid more than 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year. According to GreenYellow, the installation was designed for island conditions: terrain, climate and the regulatory requirements of an ecologically sensitive environment. The announcements do not say on which island the plant will be built or give a construction timetable.

Self-consumption in Ponta Delgada. The second project is a rooftop system for Finançor, an agri-food group in the region, installed on the Cash & Carry Recheio store in Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island. Planned capacity is about 0.5 MWp, with estimated output of more than 500 MWh a year and more than 570 tonnes of CO₂ avoided annually.

Context. According to the APREN bulletin cited by Diário dos Açores, renewable sources supplied 31.5% of the 437.8 GWh produced in the Azores in the first half of 2026; geothermal was the main source (18.8%), followed by wind (7.8%). In August the Regional Government announced that the Solenerge support programme had reached 38.2 MW of installed solar, above the 30 MW of geothermal, according to Açoriano Oriental.

The company's statement. “We are committed to supporting the energy transition in the Azores with sustainable, efficient solutions adapted to the needs of the territory,” said Luís Pereira de Almeida, general manager of GreenYellow Portugal.

Real-time data for the archipelago are on the Azores page.