Ingka, the parent company of IKEA Group, has announced plans to invest 58 million euros in offshore wind power development projects in Sweden to accelerate the group's sustainable transformation.

Renewable energy company OX2 has agreed to sell a 49% stake in a portfolio of up to 9GW of offshore wind projects to Ingka Group.

The three projects are Galatea-Galene, on the coast of Halland; Triton, on the coast of Skane; and Aurora, on the coast of Gotland and Oland.

Among these, Galatea-Galene and Triton projects have already submitted applications, while Aurora is in the early stages.

Once operational, the three projects have the potential to produce up to 38 TWh of electricity, equivalent to more than 25 per cent of Sweden's electricity consumption in 2021, according to OX2.

The transaction is subject to regular competitive merger filing requirements and is expected to close within two months.

OX2 expects to add 584 million SEk to its operating profit in the second half of the year once it is finally completed, and help it lift its full-year operating profit to just over 1 billion SEk.

Currently, OX2 has spent around SEK 200 million in development costs for the three projects.

Ingka Group, together with Commoz Real and KGAL, has recently acquired the remaining 20% interest in the Veja Mate wind farm offshore Germany from Siemens Financial Services.

"Global investment and commitment to renewable energy is being increased from 3 billion euros today to 6.5 billion euros by 2030," said Peter van der Poel, managing director of Ingka Investments.

Photo credit: Longboat Wind Power Grid

近日，全球知名家具商瑞典宜家集团母公司英格卡（Ingka）集团宣布，拟斥资5800万欧元购买瑞典海上风电开发项目股份，以加速集团可持续发展转型。

可再生能源公司OX2已同意向Ingka集团出售高达9 GW的海上风电项目组合的49%的股份。

这三个项目是位于哈兰德（Halland）海岸的Galatea-Galene；位于斯科纳（Skåne）海岸的Triton；以及位于哥特兰和厄兰（Gotland and Öland）海岸的Aurora。

其中，Galatea-Galene和Triton项目已经提交申请，而Aurora正处于早期阶段。

OX2表示，一旦投入运营，3个项目有可能生产高达38 TWh的电力，相当于2021年瑞典用电量的25%以上。

该交易须符合常规的竞争合并备案要求，预计将在两个月内完成。

OX2预计，一旦最终完成，其下半年的营业利润将增加5.84亿瑞典克朗，并帮助其将全年营业利润提高到略高于10亿瑞典克朗。

目前，OX2已经为这三个项目花费了大约2亿瑞典克朗的开发成本。

近期，Ingka集团与Commoz Real和KGAL一起，从西门子金融服务公司收购了德国海上Veja Mate风电场剩余的20%股权。

Ingka Investments董事总经理Peter van der Poel表示：“正在增加对可再生能源的全球投资和承诺，从目前的30亿欧元增加到2030年前的65亿欧元。”