Ireland's largest rooftop solar installation underway at Mannok's Cavan facilities via PPA with SSE Airtricity

Activ8 Solar Energies has started building a 6 MW rooftop solar array on Mannok's manufacturing facilities in County Cavan, Ireland. The project covers 3.88 hectares of rooftop space with roughly 10,000 panels. It is expected to avoid 792 tonnes of carbon emissions each year and supply a significant portion of Mannok's electricity demand. The installation is being delivered through a Power Purchase Agreement with SSE Airtricity, meaning Mannok pays no upfront capital costs and buys the power at a reduced rate for the term of the deal. This structure is part of a larger 200 million euro funded solar initiative between Activ8 and SSE Airtricity aimed at industrial customers. For anyone tracking industrial decarbonization in Europe, this is a concrete example of how PPAs can unlock onsite generation for heavy manufacturing. The 6 MW capacity on 3.88 hectares of rooftop is a meaningful scale for a single industrial site. The 792 tonnes of annual CO2 avoidance is modest relative to total industrial emissions, but it shows a replicable model. The key detail is the fully funded structure: no upfront capital for Mannok, which removes a common barrier for manufacturers. The project also ties into Mannok's stated 2030 decarbonization roadmap. Worth watching how the PPA pricing compares to grid rates over the contract term.