Britain's Planning Inspectorate on Thursday granted development consent to a large solar farm project comprising three electricity-generating stations with anticipated capacity in excess of 50 megawatts.
The Cottam Solar Project in East Midlands has been classified as a nationally significant infrastructure project, and would also include the development of energy storage and grid connection, the agency said in a statement.
The project, which is being developed by Island Green Power and would cover 1,150 hectares of land over three sites, could generate enough clean energy to power 180,000 homes, according to the company's website.
The Labour government, in power since July, plans to decarbonise the electricity sector by 2030 but it requires a big increase in renewable power capacity such as wind and solar to do so.
