Plenitude has started the construction of a 90MW solar project in the municipality in Murcia, Spain.
The groundbreaking ceremony, held today, was attended also by representatives of the Government, the Region of Murcia and the City Council.
This new plant will be developed over an area of around 120 hectares and will be connected to the distribution grid via a 6 km underground medium-voltage line at 30 kV and a 30/132 kV substation.
The plant will have around 150,000 bifacial modules and solar tracking technology, which is expected to ensure a production of more than 185,000MWh per year.
The construction of the plant will be carried out by Negratin, a Spanish company globally operating in the renewable field, together with local contractors and leading international solar technology manufacturers.
During this phase, thanks to a solar generation system with battery storage, the power supply of the site camp and ancillary facilities will be totally from renewable sources.
“The start of construction of La Flota plant reaffirms our commitment to the energy transition in Spain, promoting the development of renewable projects that combine innovation and technology with the attention for the territory.
“La Flota solar plant will contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy system, also generating environmental and socio-economic benefits for the Region of Murcia, in line with our business strategy and development plan in the country,” said Mariangiola Mollicone, Head of Renewables in Western Europe and Managing Director of Plenitude Renewables Spain.
Measures will be implemented at La Flota to promote biodiversity and the conservation of local species, such as the installation of bug hotels for pollinating insects and the placement of nesting boxes.
The company will also manage an area of more than 160 hectares for the conservation of the habitat of birds of prey and the creation of shelters for reptiles and small amphibians.
Moreover, in addition to the La Flota solar plant, the company will finance the construction of solar, with a capacity of 200 kW, on the roofs of three public buildings.
Plenitude’s Cerrillares solar plant, in the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla in Murcia, with an installed capacity of 50MW, recently received the UNEF Certificate of Excellence in Sustainability.