Stellantis did not make any industrial decisions, indicating that the Balaídos factory has secured the new STLA Small platform for the group’s 100% electric vehicles. None. And the proof of this is that there is no planned work in the next month on the implementation of a new industrial platform, taking advantage of the shutdown of production due to the holiday of a large part of the workforce. three years until the launch of the new generation vehicles all the waysounding all alarms at union headquarters represented in the factory,.
“It will be a very poor summer, only 102 runs, most industrial tools maintenance and replacement, nothing to do with a new project”recognizes a union spokesperson. This postponement of investments is further proof that the multinational will not make a decision on the future of its Galician headquarters until the Government sees its strategic infrastructure and financing promises for its future, such as connection to the Muy Alta grid, fulfilled. (MAT), but above all the help the company received on the second call for the Perte VEC opens this month.
Prior to any official announcement of the award of a platform or a new model, a series of decisions are always made at the industrial level that allow for anticipation and often provide peace of mind to staff and suppliers. But for now, there is no trace of them in Vigo. Both unions and parts manufacturers have conclusively agreed that this August, taking advantage of the holiday shutdown, there will be some indication that Balaídos has the new STLA – translated into work and investments in the plants. When the group’s small platform runs 100% of the Stellantis vehicle range on electricity it is essential for the factory to maintain its two production lines and current employment volume, but nothing is further from the truth. “If they do, they leave everything until next summer. [la STLA Small]”Less than three years after the end of the serial life cycle of one of the star models of the Vigo production complex, a spokesperson for the union warned that this delay had set all the alarms off.
“Not normal”, points to another resource in the industry. This delay can only be explained by the distrust of the commitments made by the central Executive in terms of assistance to be processed by the second call of the Perte VEC – its decision will be known in September and should not affect the process in advance. 23-J– infrastructures such as selective and high voltage connection. You must not forget that The planned investment in the industrial platform, which the Vigo center aspires to, is approximately 600 million euros. and the company wants at least 20% to come from public funds (ie it has requested just over 200 million). Also, Macron Executive’s push to bring production of electric vehicles like the Peugeot e-208, which will be launched in Zaragoza, back to France adds another risk to the equation on which the future will depend. Industry in the south of Galicia.
which will start in August and with a delay of several months, Installation of the first solar panels of the photovoltaic plant, which will cover all the warehouses of the Balaídos plant. Prosolia Energy will be responsible for the development of the project, which will be carried out in two phases and will involve an investment of over 12 million euros. In total, 27,000 solar panels will be installed covering an area of 170,000 square meters, equivalent to 24 football fields. Stellantis photovoltaic solar park with a power of 18.78 MWp will generate 23.7 GWh/year of decarbonized electricity, which provides 14% of the electrical energy consumed during the production process.
In the first phase, more than 15,000 solar panels will be installed on the roofs of buildings 01 and E, covering more than 92,200 m2. With an installed power of 10.83 MWp, it will produce 14.2 GWh of electricity per year. In the second phase, another 12,000 panels will be installed, covering an area of 77,400 square meters. With a capacity of 8 MWp, they will produce 9.5 GWh per year. This photovoltaic installation is added to the existing plants in Zaragoza and Madrid, the group’s other two plants in Spain.