Iberdrola España consolidates its presence in the Canary Islands with several renewable projects
- The company has recently received the Sustainability Seal for its Llanos Pelaos III photovoltaic plant in Fuerteventura
- The Tarajales and Finca San Juan wind farms have just received environmental authorisations
Chimiche II onshore wind farm, in Tenerife
Iberdrola España has just received authorisations for two wind farms located on the island of Tenerife, one in Granadilla de Abona and the other in Arico. The company has also recently energised its Llanos Pelaos III photovoltaic plant, our first photovoltaic plant in the Canary Islands, which has 7 MW and will supply clean energy to more than 4,000 homes. In addition, this plant has received the Sustainability Seal from the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) for all the environmental measures undertaken in the project.
The Tarajales wind farm, located in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife), has already received its administrative authorisation and will have a capacity of 10.4 MW. With its production, it will produce enough energy to supply more than 7,000 homes and avoid the emission of 13,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. During its construction, 35 people will be employed and the project will involve an investment of €21 million. National suppliers have been contracted and 50% of the partners are local.
This wind farm will implement several environmental initiatives, such as the eradication, monitoring and control of invasive exotic species and the removal of affected dry stone (basalt) walls and their correct collection to be reused in the environmental restoration and landscape integration of the works. In addition, the delimitation of habitat areas of community interest will be carried out for their protection during the works.
The Finca San Juan wind farm located in Arico (Tenerife), which already has an execution agreement from the Government of the Canary Islands, will have a capacity of 17.3 MW and will produce energy equivalent to the consumption of 15,960 homes, avoiding 28,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. During its construction, 35 people are expected to be directly employed and an investment of €33 million is estimated. The environmental and heritage actions will be another variable throughout the execution, such as, for example, the marking and fencing of the surrounding heritage elements and the eradication, monitoring and control of invasive exotic species. The finishes of the buildings and auxiliary facilities will be covered with materials and tones appropriate to the environment in which they are located. An archaeological survey will be carried out, accompanied by the collection of archaeological material on the surface.
Iberdrola España has also submitted an offshore project for environmental consultations in Gran Canaria. This is the San Borondón project, with a capacity of 238 MW, which would be located in the southeast of the island of Gran Canaria, opposite the town of Agüimes.
A firm commitment to renewable projects
The company has been operating the Chimiche wind farm in Tenerife in the Canary Islands since 2019, developed jointly with a group of small local entrepreneurs. With a capacity of 18.3 megawatts (MW) and an investment of more than €25 million, the project generated more than 200 jobs during its construction. The park supplies clean energy to the equivalent of 15,000 households, avoiding the emission of 33,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
In addition, it will develop another 8.8 MW of photovoltaic plants Llanos Pelaos I, II, and Blanca Solar, carried out jointly with Ingeniería y Aplicaciones Solares (Iasol) and Energy Projects & Investment Capital (Energy Capital).