Enel Green Power Espana has started the construction of the Veracruz, Puerta Palmas and El Doblon solar farms in Spain with a combined capacity of 150MW.
The projects, which are located between Merida and Almendralejo, will cost about €96m to build and are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Enel Green Power will employ around 900 people from the local area for the construction.
The plants will each have installed capacity of around 50MW thanks to bifacial photovoltaic panels.
The company carried out a course in renewables plants operation and maintenance between February and March with the aim of involving the local community in the facilities.
Thirty people from the municipalities of Merida and Almendralejo took part, and the company is also organising training courses for local unemployed people in partnership with these local authorities.
The training will be in solar tracker assembly.
Enel Green Power is also building a further five solar photovoltaic plants in Extremadura – the Apicio, Beturia, Nertobriga, Ardila and Cincinato facilities – between Fregenal de la Sierra and Bodonal de la Sierra, entailing an overall investment of around €170m and with a renewable capacity of approximately 250MW.
Over 1500 people will work on the construction of all these projects.