(OCI Holdings)
OCI Holdings’ US subsidiary OCI Energy has broken ground on a 260-megawatt solar farm in Texas, expanding its US power business as artificial intelligence data centers fuel electricity demand.
Construction of the SunRoper project began Tuesday in Wharton County. OCI Holdings Chair Lee Woo-hyun attended the groundbreaking ceremony alongside OCI Energy President Sabah Bayatli and Arava Power CEO Ilan Zidkony.
OCI Energy and the Israeli energy developer each hold a 50 percent stake in the venture. The project is backed by a long-term power purchase agreement signed in February with a US Fortune 100 company.
Spanning 1,714 acres, SunRoper is scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2027. OCI Holdings said it will generate enough electricity to power about 60,000 households, based on average household consumption in Korea.
