Shell agrees on five-year solar energy deal in Britain

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) -

* Shell Energy Europe and British Solar Renewables (BSR) have agreed on a five-year supply deal for power generated from Britain's second-largest solar power plant in Bradenstoke, BSR said in a statement.

* The plant consists of 269,000 panels and has a 69.8 megawatt peak capacity. On an annual basis, it generates approximately 65 gigawatt-hours of solar energy, saving over 21,000 tonnes of CO2 a year, BSR said.

* Shell Energy Europe, an energy marketing and trading division of Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: 0LN9.L - news) , is present in 14 European power markets, which includes the offtake of renewable power from wind farms and solar parks in Britain and Europe.

* Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) will be taking all the power from the solar plant, Graham Harding, BSR chief financial officer, told Reuters.

* No details were provided on the cost of the deal.

(Reporting by Ron Bousso; Editing by Edmund Blair)