Iberdrola builds its first photovoltaic plants in the Valencian Community in Spain

Iberdrola España, the Group's subsidiary in the country, has begun construction of its first two photovoltaic plants in the Valencian Community, in eastern Spain, which will involve an investment of €252M and will have a total capacity of 366 megawatts (MW), helping to increasing the region's energy autonomy.

The Cofrentes I (184 MW) and Ayora 1 (182 MW) plants, both in the province of Valencia, will generate more than 650,000 MW/h a year of clean, competitive and local energy capable of supplying approximately 200,000 homes and preventing the release of 52,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere each year.

The Cofrentes I and Ayora 1 facilities have different projects to ensure coexistence with biodiversity. Work will also be done on areas of habitats that are in the region’s interest, which will involve the recovery of abandoned land near the facilities. Agroforestry perimeter plantations are also being considered among other measures to integrate the photovoltaic plants into the landscape.

These actions are part of Iberdrola's Convive Programme, which was created as a continuous improvement plan that integrates all the initiatives and partnerships for the coexistence of renewable energies and their contribution to socio-economic development and the conservation of biodiversity.

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