Iberdrola España drives Secretos del Duero with its green energy in the heart of the Arribes in Castilla and León
- The 6th Secretos del Duero, which brought together 300 participants this Sunday in the Salamanca town of Aldeadávila de la Ribera, received the company’s special support
- The most beautiful corners of the Douro River once again welcome mountain racing fans, four races on the ancient paths that guided shepherds and woodcutters through these spectacular vertical crags
- This sporting event, which aims to highlight all the 'secrets' of this rural environment, is a demonstration of the commitment to sustainable tourism, leveraging on natural resources as a tourist attraction
- Iberdrola España knows that the rural environment is fundamental to the company, part of a shared history and the best partner for a greener world
The 6th edition of Secretos del Duero, which brought together 300 participants this Sunday in the Salamanca town of Aldeadávila de la Ribera, to promote the great ultra-distance crossings in the mountains and the charming villages that host them, once again enjoyed the special support of Iberdrola España, which has promoted this unique sporting event in the heart of the Arribes with its green energy.
The most beautiful corners of the Douro River once again welcome mountain racing fans, four races on the ancient paths that guided shepherds and woodcutters through these spectacular rocky areas, falling from the Castilian plateau to the bottom of the river. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the mountains start downwards, running along its numerous cliffs.
With this sporting event, which aims to try to highlight all the 'secrets' that this rural environment holds, the commitment to sustainable tourism takes centre stage, leveraging on natural resources as a tourist attraction.
Iberdrola España knows that the rural environment is fundamental for the company, part of a shared history and the best partner for a greener world. Its investments to promote renewable projects create jobs, contribute to the development of other companies and businesses in the area, and encourage repopulation.
The company also wanted to highlight that it is possible to fight depopulation and lay the foundations for a sustainable future in the rural world.
‘Villages have found in renewables one of the solutions to grow and create jobs. The fact is that we increasingly need to resort to sustainable energy sources, and small towns are an indispensable partner in this sense, as we travel down the road to a better future and continue to build the energy of the future where we all win’, said Miguel Calvo, Iberdrola España's representative in Castilla and León.
The technical director of Secretos del Duero, David Guarde, pointed out that ‘each year we work to make Aldeadávila de la Ribera a benchmark in mountain races in Spain. We, the nearly 100 volunteers who form part of the Secretos del Duero family, do our best and work our hardest to make Secretos del Duero a unique experience’.
Green energy to power people's future
Iberdrola España's commitment to Salamanca is part of the company's deep ties with this land, where it was founded more than 115 years ago and from where it has been promoting the energy transition towards renewable and competitive energies that promote the development of a society that is sustainable and environmentally and socio-economically responsible.
Looking to the future, Iberdrola España will continue to invest heavily in this region to continue offering its almost 245,000 customers in Salamanca an ever better service.
The company has 10 facilities in the province of Salamanca with an installed capacity of 2,726 MW, a clean and flexible energy source that creates jobs and is committed to training professionals in a booming sector that offers young people jobs.
Aldeadávila, a film set
Iberdrola España's hydroelectric facility, the setting for these spectacular mountain trials this Sunday, continues to amaze with its grandeur and the place where it was built, in a rugged area of granite rocks whose beauty attracts hundreds of visitors every year and which has also served as the main backdrop for well-known film productions such as the latest Terminator saga, the tenth instalment of Fast and Furious, Doctor Zhivago, winner of five Oscars and as many Golden Globes, and Antonio Mercero's Spanish film La Cabina.
In 2016, it became the protagonist of the campaign that the Japanese company Fujitsu launched under the slogan ‘The world is your workplace’. It focused its minute-long campaign on highlighting the freedom of working with its new laptop model, showing how four employees jumped from their office to the most striking natural landscapes in Spain, which they could access through their devices. In 2022, Salamanca designer Fely Campo took her haute couture fashion to this enclave, using the dam as the backdrop for her debut at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
The Aldeadávila plant is one of the largest generators of electricity in Spain, enough to supply 250,000 homes. It also prevents the annual emission of 1.3 million tonnes of CO2. Most of this hydroelectric plant is underground: it has 12 kilometres of tunnels 12 metres wide by 8 metres high.
