WElink Energy has announced that the Central Solar Fotovoltaica Ourika, a 46 MW photovoltaic power plant located in Ourique, in the south of Portugal, has been inaugurated. The plant is the largest in Europe to be connected and operating without public subsidies.
The 46 MW installation was developed by WElink Energy and China Triumph International Engineering Company (CTIEC) for an investment of approximately EUR40 million (US$46.38 million). The plant covers 100 hectares and comprises 142,000 photovoltaic panels. It will generate enough energy to power 23,000 homes.
WElink and its partners’ pioneering success in delivering this project, which is compliant with the new European Network Codes for energy transition, without any subsidies or public investment is a major advance for renewable assets in Europe towards the progressive replacing of conventional generating plants in the coming years.
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July 24, 2018
EIB signs financing for 1 GW hydropower project in Portugal
The Europe Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR500 million (US$585.6 million) loan agreement, the first tranche of a total EUR650 million (US$761.3 million) funds approved, for a majo...
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June 18, 2018
Anesco has sold the project to ESB for an undisclosed sum
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June 05, 2018
Efacec has been contracted to build the project on a turnkey basis with complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works and operation and maintenance (O&M) services
Efacec has been contracted to build the project on a turnkey basis with complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works and operation and maintenance (O&M) services. The start of operation is scheduled in late 2018
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June 05, 2018
Efacec has been contracted to build the project on a turnkey basis with complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works and operation and maintenance (O&M) services
Efacec has been contracted to build the project on a turnkey basis with complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works and operation and maintenance (O&M) services. The start of operation is scheduled in late 2018
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May 30, 2018
The construction of the project has started
The construction of the project has started. It is slated to be commissioned in 2019
