OHLA is awarded a new photovoltaic plant in Spain

OHLA reaffirms its commitment to sustainable energy with the construction of a photovoltaic plant in Palencia (Spain) with a total installed capacity of 54 MW. This initiative is part of a cluster of projects being developed in the province which, together, will offer an installed capacity of 150 MW with an overall amount of 80 million euros.

So far this year, OHLA has been awarded a total of five renewable energy projects in Spain for a combined value of nearly 200 million euros.

The Palencia plant, which will consist of 88,500 bifacial photovoltaic panels, will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption needs of approximately 37,000 households and will avoid the emission of approximately 75,000 tons of CO2 per year.

It will also have a solar tracking system on a 1V axis and optimized direct current (DC) connection, which will contribute to improving the energy efficiency of the installation and its assembly times. OHLA will also carry out the design and construction of a step-up substation that will connect all the projects associated with this energy cluster.

500 jobs created
With OHLA’s participation in these projects, the company will promote rural development in Palencia through the generation of approximately 500 local jobs during the construction phase. In addition, as part of its strategy to promote biodiversity, the projects contracted will include the implementation of various biodiversity and environmental conservation plans.

More than 2600 MW managed in clean energies
OHLA’s portfolio includes nearly 35 renewable energy projects, including those already executed and those under construction, in Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a total installed capacity of more than 2,600 MW, which would supply one million homes per year.

In Spain, where it manages more than 2,000 MW, the company was recently awarded two new projects in Murcia and Extremadura with 54 MW and 87 MW, respectively. These are in addition to those previously awarded in Murcia (200 MW), Seville (two plants with a combined capacity of 87 MW), Badajoz (130 MW), Mérida (105 MW) and Zaragoza (125 MW).

In Latin America, where it manages close to 600 MW, it has built the La Jacinta Solar photovoltaic farm (65 MW) in Uruguay; the Aguascalientes and Perote II photovoltaic plants, of 40 and 120 MW, in Mexico, as well as the La Huella photovoltaic facility (87 MW), the Coya photovoltaic plant (200 MW) and the La Estrella wind farm (50 MW), all of them in Chile.

Other international projects include the 20 MW photovoltaic plant in Tucson (Arizona, USA), and the Al Mafraq and Empire I photovoltaic plants, each with 65 MW, located in Jordan.