Iberdrola begins construction of 150 MW solar projects in Castile-La Mancha

Iberdrola has started the construction of three photovoltaic projects in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, totaling 150 MW: Barcience, which is built in the Toledo municipality of Bargas; and El Romeral and Olmedilla, in the province of Cuenca.

The projects have a high local component, since their construction will be carried out by companies with a strong presence in the region, including Eiffage, and will involve up to 570 workers.

The Barcience plant (50 MW) will be made up of 144,900 modules and, once completed, will produce clean energy for a population equivalent to 24,700 homes/year and will prevent the emission of 15,000 t of CO 2 annually into the atmosphere.

In Cuenca, Romeral (50 MW) will consist of 144,900 modules and will be built between the towns of Alarcón and Olmedilla de Alarcón. The Olmedilla (50 MW) will be equipped with 135,090 modules and will be installed in the municipalities of Valdeverdejo, Alarcón and Olmedilla de Alarcón.

Once these two plants start operating - scheduled for this year - they will produce clean energy for a population equivalent to more than 24,500 homes annually, in the case of Romeral, and about 30,000 homes/year, in Olmedilla. Romeral will avoid the emission of 15,000 t of CO 2 and Olmedilla of 18,000 t CO 2 yearly.