The project, which involves replacing wind turbines that have been operational since 2000, represents an investment of 34.1 million euros.
The works receive a maximum grant of 6.51 million euros, granted by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), under the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan financed by the EU.
With this action, Endesa will not only reduce the visual number of wind turbines, but it will also technologically improve these installations to make them more efficient and safer, practically doubling the annual production of the farm, from 32.5 GWh to 64.1 GWh per year.
The retired wind turbines will be repurposed as spare parts for other existing Endesa wind farms or sold to third parties, always ensuring their reuse and without generating waste, thereby extending their lifecycle and creating added value.
Similarly, the technology for the new turbines will be entirely manufactured within the European Union, which helps maintain employment within the eurozone.
To carry out this work, approximately 50 workers will be involved, with specialized labor, promoting the hiring of local workers, as this project is located between the municipalities of Santa María del Cubillo and Ojos Albos (municipalities facing demographic challenges). Additionally, Endesa, in coordination with these municipalities, will conduct training courses on the operation and maintenance of renewable energy parks to train local personnel in the operation of these facilities once the construction work is completed at the end of 2025.
Furthermore, the project promotes mechanisms that encourage citizen participation, where part of the production of the repowered farm will be allocated to the formalization of renewable electricity supply contracts with local SMEs.
The project is part of the investment grant programs for the repowering of wind farms, technological and environmental renewal of mini-hydroelectric plants up to 10 MW, and innovative wind turbine blade recycling facilities (“Circular Repowering Programs”) under the “Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan – Financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.” Specifically, the work has received a grant of 6.51 million euros, granted by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE). It is estimated that the Aldeavieja wind farm will begin its testing phase in October 2025 and enter full operation at the end of that same month.
About Endesa
Endesa is a leading electric company in Spain and the second largest in Portugal. Additionally, it is the second-largest gas operator in the Spanish market. It operates an integrated business of electricity generation, distribution, and marketing. It also offers electric mobility services, where it is one of the main operators of charging points in Spain, as well as other value-added services aimed at the electrification of energy use in homes, businesses, industries, and public administrations. Endesa is firmly committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, as such, strongly promotes the development of renewable energy through Enel Green Power Spain, the digitalization of networks through e-distribution, and corporate social responsibility. In this last area, we also operate through the Endesa Foundation. Our human team consists of approximately 9,000 employees. Endesa is part of Enel, the largest electric group in Europe.
