Iberdrola commissions 328 MW Solar project in Spain
Iberdrola has commissioned its 328 MW Ceclavin solar photovoltaic project developed in the municipalities of Ceclavín and Alcántara, in the province of Cáceres, Spain.
The project is being commissioned following an investment of EUR250 million (US$272.39 million), which has given a significant boost to local employment. At peak times during the construction stage, more than 1,140 workers were employed on the project, 60 % of them from nearby towns and other places in Extremadura.
The plant will supply energy to a population equivalent to 175,385 homes/year and prevent the release of 100,000 t CO2/year.
Its green energy will supply clean electricity to the 9,000 points of supply in the Orange network, based on a 12 year long-term Power Purchase Agreement or PPA entered into with this telecommunications firm last year. The contract is already in force and half of the consumption - 200 GWh/year - is being supplied under the PPA formula.
Iberdrola is currently building a further 1,200 MW of photovoltaic capacity and has guaranteed 4,900 MW by 2025 in Spain and 9,900 MW in the world.
