Iberdrola Starts Francisco Pizarro Dolar Farm in Spain
Strategic Research Institute
Published on :
17 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am
Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola has put into operation the 'Francisco Pizarro' project in Extremadura, the largest photovoltaic plant in Europe and the largest facility of this type operated by the group in the world. Located between the municipalities of Torrecillas de la Tiesta & Aldeacentenera in Cáceres in Spain, the plant has an installed capacity of 590 megawatts.
Francisco Pizarro' is made up of around 1.5 million photovoltaic modules that will generate enough clean energy to supply more than 334,000 homes, more than the populations of Badajoz, Cáceres, Plasencia and Don Benito combined, and will prevent the emission of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.The project has involved an investment of more than 300 million euros
The company will supply 100% renewable electricity from this plant to Danone, Bayer and PepsiCo to cover the energy needs of their centres in Spain.These contracts bring stability to investments and have become an optimal tool for managing the electricity supply of large customers committed to accelerating the energy transition to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to clean and sustainable consumption.