200kWp Solar PV Across10 Tesco Stores
Circa 200kWp across ten Tesco stores, delivered with Kingspan — an ongoing programme running since 2018. Repeat multi-site work is only awarded to contractors who deliver the same result, store after store, year after year.
Project summary
Circa 200kWp across ten Tesco stores, delivered with Kingspan — an ongoing programme running since 2018. Repeat multi-site work is only awarded to contractors who deliver the same result, store after store, year after year.
- Client Tesco / Kingspan
- Scale Circa 200kWp across 10 stores
- Completed 2018 – ongoing
- Location 10 Tesco stores, UK
- Service Retail solar rollout
- Installer MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved, MCS certified, based in Queensferry, Deeside
An Ongoing Retail Programme
Not a one-off contract but a continuing relationship — the strongest endorsement a contractor can have.
- Client
- Tesco
- Main contractor
- Kingspan
- Programme
- 10 stores
- Total capacity
- Circa 200kWp
- Status
- 2018 – ongoing
- Delivered by
- MARA Electrical — MCS certified, NICEIC approved
Repeat Work Is the Real Reference
Tesco operates one of the largest retail estates in the UK, and rolling solar across it is a long-term programme rather than a single project. We have been part of that programme since 2018, working through Kingspan.
Supermarket roofs suit solar for the same reasons everywhere: large clear spans, minimal shading, and a building below drawing steadily on refrigeration, lighting and ventilation through daylight hours. Most of what the array generates never leaves the site.
The reason this case study matters is not the capacity. It is the word 'ongoing'. Any contractor can complete one store. Being invited back, year after year, is what tells you the first ones were done properly.
Ongoing Rollout Delivery
A repeating programme of store installations delivered to a consistent national specification.
Circa 200kWp Across 10 Stores
Photovoltaic arrays installed across ten Tesco store roofs as part of a continuing programme.
Per-Store Engineering
Each store individually surveyed, designed and notified to its local Distribution Network Operator.
Live Trading Working
Installations delivered above open, trading supermarkets with customer safety paramount.
Consistent Certification
MCS certified and NICEIC approved at every site, with documentation matched across the programme.
The Tesco Rollout
What Tesco Got
Renewable Capacity Added
Circa 200kWp of generation across ten stores, feeding directly into store operations.
A Repeatable Process
A delivery model proven across multiple stores that can be applied to further sites as the programme continues.
No Trading Interruption
Stores remained open throughout, as retail rollouts require.
Audit-Ready Documentation
Consistent MCS and electrical certification across the estate for corporate reporting.
Supermarket Solar, Store After Store
Between Tesco, Sainsbury's and Aldi we have delivered solar across more than sixty individual supermarket sites. That is a particular kind of experience: working at height above a public space, coordinating with store managers, and finishing to a deadline that cannot slip because the store opens at seven.
Our base is Queensferry on Deeside, with Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and Cheshire on the doorstep. Local businesses get the benefit of national retail discipline applied to a single roof.
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Questions About This Project
Who carried out the Tesco Stores Solar PV project?
MARA Electrical carried out the Tesco Stores Solar PV project for Tesco / Kingspan. MARA Electrical are NICEIC approved electrical contractors and MCS certified solar installers, based in Queensferry on Deeside, serving Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales.
How large is the Tesco Stores Solar PV installation?
The Tesco Stores Solar PV installation is Circa 200kWp across 10 stores. It was completed in 2018 – ongoing at 10 Tesco stores, UK.
When was the Tesco Stores Solar PV project completed?
The Tesco Stores Solar PV project was completed in 2018 – ongoing.
Does MARA Electrical work outside North Wales?
Yes. MARA Electrical are based in Queensferry, Deeside and serve Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales as their core area, but commercial projects have been delivered across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Kettering, Southampton, Norfolk and Scotland.
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