Acciona starts work on its first United States PV plant
- 317MW Fort Bend project in Texas is anticipated online in 2022
Acciona has begun building and construction of the 317MW Fort Bend solar farm outside Houston in the United States state of Texas.
The project is the firm's very first photovoltaic or pv plant in the United States, as well as aims to kick off a duration of quick development for Acciona.
The business prepares to double its renewable resource capability in the US with the addition of greater than 1.2 GW of solar energy by the end of 2023.
It will certainly spend $280m (EUR230m) in Fort Bend, producing approximately 450 jobs during peak building.
The plant is anticipated to be operational in 2022.
Acciona United States power division president Joaquin Castillo said: "The begin of building of Fort Bend is a milestone in Acciona's history in the USA, as it is our initial PV project in the nation.
" We anticipate Fort Bend to be the initial of numerous, as Acciona anticipates to increase its mounted capacity in the United States by 2023."
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