Solar
Utility-scale solar projects need large, contiguous, grid-accessible land parcels and a counterparty who can hold a project together from first site visit to commissioning. We work with developers and independent power producers (IPPs) to source, qualify and move utility-scale sites through to execution, coordinating EPC partners rather than building in-house.
Our role spans the early, land-heavy phase of a project — where most utility-scale developments stall — through to contract and execution coordination once a site is ready to build.
A utility-scale solar project brings together four things: land, grid evacuation, an offtake arrangement, and approvals. Offtake is typically a long-term PPA, whether with a distribution utility through a tender process or with commercial buyers. Check current tender and procurement frameworks for the target state.
Of the four, land is the one most often underestimated. It is slow to assemble, highly local, and failures in it tend to surface late.
Contiguous, reasonably level land with low shading, good drainage and all-weather access is the starting point. Proximity to a substation with available capacity determines how expensive and slow the evacuation line will be.
Equally important is the paperwork: clear title through the chain of ownership, a land-use classification compatible with the project, no unresolved encumbrances, and boundaries that match the survey records.
We run title and land-use checks in parallel with technical screening rather than after it, engage landowners early so expectations are set before terms are discussed, and package documentation so formal legal due diligence starts from an organised file rather than a scramble.
The aim is a site that a developer's EPC partner can mobilise on without discovering that the land beneath it is not quite secured.
We coordinate execution through qualified EPC and delivery partners rather than building or manufacturing in-house.
