Endesa activates 100 MW of solar capacity in Spain

• Enel Green Power Espana, the renewables unit of Spanish electric utility Endesa SA (BME: ELE), has actually inaugurated a pair of solar farms with a combined capacity of 99.68 MW in the region of Castile-La Mancha, central Spain.

Endesa announced has actually spent EUR 72 million (USD 76.3 m) in the construction of the 49.87-MW Minglanilla I as well as the 49.81-MW Minglanilla II, it claimed on Tuesday.

The new solar duo can generating some 175 GWh of electrical power per year, comparable to the annual intake of Albacete as well as Cuenca municipalities.

Endesa mentioned that Minglanilla I and also II are not only the firm's initial solar plants in Castile-La Mancha, however they will present introducing initiatives, such as the growing of saffron between solar panels, the installation of a solar apiary as well as the enhancement of an insect shelter.

Previously this month, the firm started power manufacturing at the Campillo II and III wind farms completing 175 MW.