Iberdrola receives authorizations to build two wind farms in Granadilla de Abona and Arico, with an investment of 54 million euros. They join the Llanos Pelaos III photovoltaic plant, in Fuerteventura, their first photovoltaic plant Canary Islands which has 7 MW and will allow supply clean energy to more than 4,000 homes.
The Tarajales wind farm, in Granadilla de Abona, received its administrative authorization and will have a power of 10.4 megawatts (MW). With its production, it will achieve enough energy to supply more than 7,000 homes and avoid the emission of 13,000 tons of CO2 per year. During its construction, 35 people will be employed and the project will involve an investment of 21 million euros. For its execution, national suppliers have been hired and 50% of the partners are local, according to the company.
This wind farm will launch several environmental initiatives, such as the eradication, monitoring and control of invasive exotic species or the removal of affected dry stone (basalt) walls and 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 work.
The Finca San Juan wind farm, located in Arico, that already has an agreement for the execution of Government of the Canary Islands, will have a power of 17.3 MW and will produce energy equivalent to the consumption of 15,960 homes, avoiding 28,000 tons of C02 emissions. During its construction, it expects to directly employ 35 people and estimates an investment of 33 million euros.
Environmental and heritage actions will be another variable throughout the execution, such as, for example, the marking and fencing of the heritage elements of the environment and the eradication and 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 where they are located and an archaeological survey will also be carried out, accompanied by the collection of archaeological material on the surface.
Iberdrola has been operating the Chimiche wind farm (Granadilla) in the Canary Islands since 2019, developed jointly with a group of small local businessmen. With a power of 18.3 megawatts (MW) and an investment of more than 25 million euros, the project generated more than 200 jobs during its construction. The park supplies clean energy to a population equivalent to 15,000 homes, avoiding the emission of 33,000 tons of CO2 per year. Additionally, it will develop another 8.8 MW of the Llanos Pelaos I, II, and Blanca Solar photovoltaic plants.
