By Jaime Llinares Taboada

BP PLC's subsidiary Lightsource bp has acquired a pipeline of three solar projects in Aragon, Spain, totaling 703 megawatts of generation capacity.

The solar energy company, which is 50% owned by BP, said the portfolio was acquired from Grupo Jorge and the three projects will be brought to construction in 2022.

The deal takes Lightsource's project pipeline in Spain to over three gigawatts, it said.

Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT

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06-18-21 0512ET