ACCIONA Energía is developing a state-of-the-art photovoltaic plant in Granada (Spain), in the municipalities of Baza and Zújar, with a capacity of 29.54 megawatts peak (MWp) and the capacity to generate clean energy equivalent to the consumption of more than 17,000 homes.
The plant will be installed in the vicinity of the Los Morrones wind farm, which the company already operates, with the aim of sharing grid connection infrastructures and optimizing renewable energy generation. Between the two facilities, they will be able to cover the electricity demand equivalent to that of some 36,000 homes.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location: Baza y Zújar (Granada)
- Capacity: 29,54 MWp
- Technology: PV-wind hybrid system.
- Estimated Start up: 2025
- Owner: ACCIONA Energía
key points
- Photovoltaic production equivalent to the electricity consumption of 17,000 homes (36,000 homes with combined wind and photovoltaic production).
- Avoided emissions (joint generation with the wind farm): 54,718 tons of CO2/year, with the same purifying effect on the atmosphere as 766,000 trees or taking 21,000 combustion cars off the road). Avoided emissions attributable to the solar plant alone amount to 25,916 t CO2/year.
- Creation of 44 direct jobs and 56 indirect and induced jobs during the development and construction phase, and one direct job (and one indirect/induced job) during its entire operating life.
- The hybridization of the new photovoltaic plant with the Los Morrones wind farm makes it possible to maximize the capacity of the grid connection point without the need to build new infrastructure
- Investment program for social projects in the area.
- Plan of preventive and corrective measures to minimize environmental impact.