Enel Green Power starts construction of 84.7 MW solar project in Spain

Endesa’s renewable company Enel Green Power España (EGPE) has begun the construction of the 84.7 MW Totana solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, the company’s largest solar plant in Spain. The overall investment in the construction of the facility amounts to approximately EUR59 million.

The Totana facility, located in the Region of Murcia, is scheduled to start operation in the third quarter of 2019. Once fully operational the solar photovoltaic facility, composed of 248,000 photovoltaic modules, will be able to generate around 150 GWh per year, avoiding the annual emission of around 105,000 tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere.

Totana is the first of the seven solar projects, with a total capacity of 339 MW, which were awarded to Enel Green Power España during the Spanish government's third renewable tender held in July 2017.

Totana will be EGP’s first site to use collaborative automation systems and robotics to support the construction team while building some sections of the facility, with benefits in terms of works’ safety and quality, such as increased accuracy and speed in carrying out on-site activities. The project is part of EGP’s programme aimed at the digitalisation and automation of Engineering and Construction (E&C) activities.