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- In total, 74 items that were part of this historic Endesa plant will be donated and will now become museum pieces or even machinery for training workshops.
- Endesa is applying the principles of circular economy in the dismantling of its coal plants, recovering 90% of the items that were part of these icons of the industrial revolution.
Endesa, applying the principles of circular economy that it is implementing in its process of dismantling thermal power plants, will donate 74 items that were used at the historical Compostilla plant, to non-profit entities in el Bierzo that will either maintain their use or be exhibited as unique museum pieces, as the case may be.
These eight local entities of public interest that will be the object of donations are Ponferrada City Council itself, the Castile and Leon Environment Department, Leon University, the Energy City Foundation (Ciuden), the Santa Bárbara Foundation, el Bierzo Hospital, the Fuentes Nuevas Training Centre and the Berciana Farmers' Association.
Endesa, applying circular economy criteria to give a second life to the items of the plants in the process of closure, has selected these entities that will either use the large equipment items to be exhibited in the Energy Museum, or such items will take on a new life at training centres, where students will handle them in practical classes.
These items are accompanied by those of cultural interest, such as paintings and sculptures that will be exhibited at different museums. Among the first equipment to be donated are three gas meters, which will pass into the hands of the Berciana Farmers' Association, which will add them to its laboratory equipment for the benefit of its members.
The territorial general director of Endesa, Miguel Temboury, explained that "our projects for Compostilla after the end of the thermal plant are focused on the circular economy, with two recycling plants for wind blades and batteries of electric vehicles, which is consistent with giving a second life to the thermal equipment that can provide some service to entities in el Bierzo".
Endesa is in the process of dismantling its facilities in Cubillos del Sil, which have been officially out of service since June 2020. The demolition will generate more than 266,000 tons of waste, 90% of which will be recovered under the principles of the circular economy. The concrete remains will be treated onsite to incorporate them into the tasks of adapting land on which new industries will be built that will replace the plant, while the metal structures that are removed from the site will also be recycled, and there will also be waste that will end up in special landfills.
About Endesa
Endesa is the largest electricity company in Spain and the second largest in Portugal. The company is also the second largest gas operator in the Spanish market. Endesa operates an end-to-end business from generation to marketing and through Endesa X also offers value-added services aimed at the decarbonisation of energy uses in homes, companies, industries and public administrations. Endesa is firmly committed to the United Nations SDGs and therefore strongly supports the development of renewable energies through Enel Green Power España, the electrification of the economy and Corporate Social Responsibility. The Endesa Foundation is also active in this last area. Our team totals about 9,600 people. Endesa is a division of Enel, Europe’s largest electricity group.