Expert brief

Cross-border PPA: signing a PPA in another EU country

Updated 2026-06-06By Antoine Cazals — VoltarioneRead ~3 min

Since RED III (2024), EU cross-border PPAs are recognised for Scope 2 market-based if producer and consumer countries are interconnected.

Typical cases

DE data center buys NO hydro via NordLink (1.4 GW). NL data center buys UK offshore wind via BritNed (1 GW).

Sources & references

Data and methodologies based on:

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