SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY
Our commitment to sustainable development through the photovoltaic sector is carried out through the construction of more than 30 photovoltaic plants throughout the world to date, owned by either ACCIONA itself or by third parties, with over 1,300 MWp of total capacity.
Our vocation for innovation has made us pioneers in the installation of large photovoltaic plants with capacities greater than 1 MW. In 2001, we built the largest photovoltaic plant in Spain (Tudela, Navarre) at that time (1.2 MWp). From that moment on, the company has continued to further its research into photovoltaic energy and construct iconic plants such as Puerto Libertad (405 MWp), which generates clean energy in the middle of Mexico’s Sonoran desert.
Likewise, we built and currently operate the El Romero Solar photovoltaic plant (246 MWp) in the Atacama Desert (Chile), which generates clean energy equivalent to the demand of 240,000 Chilean homes and features a photovoltaic innovation hub where we help design the future of solar technology.
The latest solar photovoltaic power plants we have completed are three plants in Egypt (186 MWp), five plants in Ukraine (100 MWp) and two plants in Chile (126 MWp), where we are currently building a PV complex with 238 MWp.
We use sunlight to produce the energy with which we’re fighting the climate emergency, leading the transition towards a low-carbon economy.
The sun, the greatest source of clean and inexhaustible energy
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| COUNTRIES | TOTAL POWER | CONSOLIDATED POWER | NET POWER |
|---|---|---|---|
Chile | 372 | 372 | 372 |
Egypt | 186 | 0 | 78 |
Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mexico | 405 | 0 | 202 |
Portugal | 46 | 0 | 20 |
South Africa | 94 | 94 | 35 |
Ukraine | 100 | 100 | 89 |
TOTAL | 1,206 | 569 | 799 |
Data as of 30 June 2020
BENEFITS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY
Electricity generated through solar photovoltaic panels is inexhaustible and clean, contributing to sustainable development in three different areas: economic, social, and environmental.