Repsol has started producing electricity at its 204MW Sigma PV project in Andalusia, Spain.
With an investment of close to €150m, the Arco 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 make up the Sigma scheme, located in Jerez de la Frontera.
The completion in the coming weeks of the commissioning phase of the five plants, which are already connected to the grid, will enable the production of 430GWh of renewable energy per year, Repsol said.
The project has led to the creation of more than 500 direct jobs during the construction phase and was declared a business investment of strategic interest by the Regional Government of Andalusia, it added.
With this declaration, the Andalusian authorities consider Sigma a relevant project for its future contribution to territorial cohesion and the socioeconomic development of the municipalities in which it is located.
Sigma is the third solar photovoltaic project that Repsol has brought into operation in Spain after the 264MW Valdesolar (pictured) project in the Extremadura municipality of Valdecaballeros and its 126.6MW Kappa scheme in Manzanares.
Repsol has a total of 2041MW of wind, solar and hydroelectric power installed in the country.