X-Elio commissions 35 MW Turroneros I solar project in Xixona

X-ELIO has brought into operation the solar PV plant Turroneros I in Xixona (Alicante), with a capacity of 35 MW and a EUR25 million (US$30 million) investment. This first stage of the Turroneros project has the capacity to produce clean energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 17,500 households and will prevent the emission of 25,068 tonnes of CO2 per year.

X-ELIO’s Turroneros project will include another three PV plants. The second stage, called Turroneros II, is expected to be connected to the grid by the end of next summer, with a power of 15 MW and an investment of EUR10.5 million (US$12.6 million) to generate renewable electricity for the equivalent of another 7,500 households.