RWE is building two new solar farms in Spain with a combined total capacity of 88MW.
The 44MW Casa Valdes and 44MW Puerta del Sol solar farms will be located in the Province of Guadalajara, close to Madrid.
Early construction works have already kicked-off and full commissioning is expected in summer 2022.
Both solar projects will use innovative, bifacial high-performance modules, RWE said.
The bifacial cells will be embedded in a double-sided glass-module by which the solar radiation can be absorbed from both sides of the module.
RWE Renewables Iberia president and managing director Robert Navarro said: “The bifacial technology will help us to increase the production of the 190,000 modules, which our teams will install.
“After full commissioning our solar farms will be able to supply the equivalent of approximately 61,000 Spanish homes with green electricity and will make a substantial contribution to reach the local climate targets.”
RWE Renewables wind onshore and solar PV Europe and APAC chief operating officer Katja Wunschel said: “Spain is one of our core markets, which offers good wind and especially solar locations.
“The country is seeing continued expansion of renewables and we are happy to contribute to the energy transition in Spain with our two new ground-mounted solar farms.
“Once completed in 2022, these projects will further strengthen our already strong renewables footprint in Spain as well as our global solar portfolio.”
RWE is actively developing other solar projects in several countries in Europe as well as in North America with a total capacity of more than 7.6 GW.