Canadian Solar has announced that six of its photovoltaic solar projects totalling 685MW in Spain received favourable Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).
The green light from the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge and the Environmental Agency of Castilla y León relates to projects located in the Andalucía and Castilla y León regions.
The autonomous regions of Andalucía and Castilla y León are two of the most promising and fast-growing regions in Spain for solar energy, boasting with some of the best solar irradiation in the world, Canadian Solar said.
All projects are expected to start construction in 2023 and will be fully operational by 2025.
The Company’s total portfolio of solar photovoltaic parks under development in Spain amounts to more than 2GW located across six autonomous communities.
Dr Shawn Qu, chairman and chief executive of Canadian Solar, said: “As a responsible renewable energy provider, we integrate ESG not only into our manufacturing business but also our project development business.
“We evaluate environmental and ecological impacts of every project we develop globally.
“We are very pleased to have recently obtained the Environmental Impact Assessment for our six projects in Spain.
“They will contribute to lowering electricity prices for end consumers, decarbonizing Spain’s energy mix and promoting the energy transition towards a cleaner and more sustainable future.”