Iberdrola receives administrative clearance for Villena solar plant

Three facilities that already have environmental licenses, 450 megawatts power to enable clean energy production to supply approximately 225,000 homes once a year and when commissioned, it will prevent the release of more than 135,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Construction of the three projects will require a larger investment than planned. 280 million € This will lead to a resurgence of the local and regional business fabric, as more than 1,550 professionals will need to be hired during busy periods.

of three plants, most advanced project which will now be The Villense district of La Encinanamed after alhorines and it already has administrative building permitthat is, it just waits to have the relevant municipality work permit to start the business.

The power plant will consist of 92.000 photovoltaic modules and its installed power will be 50 megawattsequivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 25,000 households. The planned investment is 24 million euros.

As expected power at both Ayora and Cofrentes will be 200 megawatts, this is the smallest of the three projects that have received a permit.

Also, Iberdrona continues with the processing of the other two factories Photovoltaic (PV) in the province of Alicante sigh45 megawatts and PV alcoholwill be 49). From the electricity company, they stress that these projects reinforce their commitment to the energy transition in the Community of Valencia, where the firm, headed by Ignacio Sánchez Galán, currently manages multiple executives. 4,800 megawatts of renewable and sustainable energy with other featuresIt is worth highlighting the hydroelectric development of Cortes-La Muela, home to the largest pumping station in Europe. It is a gigabataria in the form of a water tank that represents a guarantee for the supply of the national electricity system.

environmental measures

The company also states in its statement that it will implement it. protection measures Landscaping of different projects approved in the Community, with a special design according to the characteristics of each project. Thus, the protection of natural vegetation is planned and planned to be used. sheep pasture, to create natural corridors for existing fauna that allow the facilities to better integrate with the environment, and to create water points for birds and amphibians to reproduce within the plant.

Primils will be built in favor of the environment to protect the fauna of the environment. Kestrel cohabitation Photovoltaic generation, roosts for night raptors will be placed on the fence of the facility, and survey and monitoring studies will be carried out to contribute to the protection of existing birds in the region.

In addition, it has been proposed to establish a fauna reserve on more than 50 hectares of land owned by the company in order to protect the habitats of steppe species, ensure their conservation, support the growth of their populations. and reduce or minimize the factors that cause its regression.

Likewise, measures that contribute to the promotion of local development, such as supporting the presence of pollinating insects in the environment, will be developed. aromatic planting and the installation of beehives, which will be operated by companies from the Valencian Community.

It should be noted that the company recently held the first of the CONVIVE Awards, created to move towards decarbonization of the energy transition and recognize the best initiatives for renewable energies, nature and people to coexist.