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- Endesa’s renewable energy subsidiary’s six photovoltaic plants - three in the towns of Logrosán (Cáceres) and three in Casas de Don Pedro and Talarrubias, (Badajoz) - each with a capacity of 42 MW, will produce around 500 GWh per year. Together they have involved an investment of 200 million euros.
- All the solar projects awarded to Endesa in the 2017 energy auction (339 MW) are now connected. These comprise six plants in Extremadura and one in Totana (Murcia), which went live in September.
- These renewable energy installations are part of Endesa's strategy to decarbonise its generation mix, a process whose first milestone will be to achieve 8.4 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2021, with overall investment of some 2,000 million euros.
Enel Green Power España (EGPE), Endesa's renewable energy subsidiary, has connected six new 42-megawatt photovoltaic solar plants (252 MW), it has built in Extremadura, to the grid, for an overall investment of 200 million euros. All the solar projects awarded to Endesa in the 2017 energy auction (339 MW) are now connected. These comprise six plants in Extremadura and one in Totana (Murcia), which went live in September.
According to Endesa CEO José Bogas: “commissioning this project is a milestone for the company, not only because the solar farm was built in record time, but because very innovative high-tech construction techniques and systems have been used in Spain. This represents progress in Endesa's commitment to clean energy production, a crucial pillar of the national energy transition policy”.
EGPE was awarded 540 MW of wind power and 339 MW of solar energy at the government auctions held in May 2017, with a total investment of more than 800 million euros. The company has now connected 389 MW (339 solar and 50 wind) to the grid and is finalising the construction and connection of the remaining 490 MW of wind generation facilities, which will be complete by the end of this year.
This renewable capacity is in line with Endesa's strategy of decarbonising its generation mix. The first milestone will be to reach 8.4 GW of renewable installed capacity by 2021, compared to the current 6.5 GW, with a total investment of about 2,000 million euros.
Each of Endesa’s three photovoltaic installations in Logrosán - Baylio, Dehesa de los Guadalupes and Furatena - comprise more than 42 megawatts of capacity each (127 MW in total). The facilities cost around 100 million euros to build. These solar installations are composed of around 372,000 modules, and can generate more than 240 GWh per year, avoiding annual emissions of approximately 158,000 tons of CO 2 into the atmosphere.
In the meantime, Endesa’s three solar plants in Casas de Don Pedro and Talarrubias - Navalvillar, Valdecaballero and Castilblanco-, which cost approximately 100 million euros to build, have more than 42 MW of installed capacity each. These solar farms, composed of more than 372,000 modules, can generate approximately 250 GWh per year, avoiding the annual emission of more than 164,000 tons of CO 2 into the atmosphere.
These power plants have been built based on the “Sustainable Construction Site” model implemented by Enel Green Power, which uses renewable energy during construction. This is provided by a photovoltaic system that covers the energy needs of the works, as well as the implementation of initiatives designed to involve the local population in the execution of the project.
Endesa follows a facility development model that encompasses actions to create social value for the environments in which they are built, the so-called Creating Shared Value (CSV) model. Specifically, CSV projects implemented in Extremadura have boosted employment and improved employability in Extremadura, prioritising employment of local labour to build the plants, as well as the use of local workforce for tasks related to the site, catering and accommodation services for workers, renewable energy training courses for local residents, and other local associations.