Iberdrola closer to constructing 318-MW solar farm in Spain

• Spanish electric utility Iberdrola SA (BME: IBE) stated that it had actually obtained environmental approval to assemble a 318-MW solar PV plant in Salamanca province, western Spain.

The large-scale scale project, named Ciudad Rodrigo after the district that will host it, will certainly move a financial investment of EUR 200 million (USD 215.6 m). Iberdrola stated it would need to use over 826,000 solar modules and also employ approximately 800 workers during construction.

According to an earlier update by the business, building and construction of the Ciudad Rodrigo solar farm was intended to start in 2021.

In the very same statement, Iberdrola stated it had settled works on the 50-MW Villarino solar project, likewise located in Salamanca.