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The installation work for EPV Energy’s first industrial-scale solar park was completed last August. A newly released video offers a closer look at the various stages involved in constructing one of Finland’s largest solar parks.

The project, which will be completed at the end of 2025, will produce approximately 45 GWh of heat per year, which corresponds to 8–9 percent of Seinäjoki’s district heating needs. EPV Energy’s subsidiary Seinäjoen Voima will reduce its annual CO2 emissions by up to 15,000 tons through the project.

EPV’s solar park in Heinineva, Lapua, began electricity production with the first panel blocks in late April. Commercial production at Heinineva will start in early 2026.

The new Laajametsä-Finne 1 and 2 power lines will support the electricity supply to the GigaVaasa industrial area in the future. Developing the area’s electricity transmission is one of EPV Alueverkko’s most important projects of the year.

Zero deviations and only five observations underline Vaasan Voima’s nearly perfect audit result. Vaasan Voima received praise in the external audit for, among other things, considering energy efficiency in production development.

EPV’s subsidiary Seinäjoen Voima received positive feedback in the audit, particularly for its investments in renewable energy production and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, the overall cleanliness of the facility areas, and staff training. The audit results will help further develop the practical operations of energy production facilities as well as workplace and environmental safety.

Vaasan Voima’s significant investment will increase the capacity of the Vaskiluoto thermal energy storage (TES) facility to 17 gigawatt-hours. This will meet the demand for district heating better than ever before, even in the coldest winter months. The extension of the thermal energy storage facility will be completed by late 2025. The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted investment aid of over EUR 5.8 million for the project.