OHLA adds a new project in the field of renewables with the award of the construction and commissioning project of the Fuendetodos photovoltaic plant, located in Zaragoza (Spain), for a value of nearly 30 million euros.

The plant, which will consist of 190,000 photovoltaic modules and will have an installed capacity of 124 MW, will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption needs of 65,000 homes per year. In addition, the construction of this infrastructure will prevent the emission of some 120,000 tons of CO² per year.

The energy produced in the photovoltaic plant will be conducted through a series of 30 kV Medium Voltage (MV) circuits and will be evacuated through a 30 kV, 5,065 m MV subway line, channeled through a reinforced concrete trench to the 400/30 kV collector substation.

The construction of the plant contemplates the integration of various measures for the conservation of the ecological diversity of the ecosystems (paying special attention to the case of the Bonelli’s eagle and other steppe species). The project will also help boost economic development in the region, as the PV facility is expected to generate approximately 300 jobs during the construction phase.

1,600 MW managed in clean energies

OHLA’s portfolio includes nearly 30 renewable energy projects in Europe, the Americas and Asia. In total, they add up to an installed capacity of about 1,600 MW, which would supply about 600,000 homes per year.

In Spain, where it manages close to 1,100 MW, the company was recently awarded the construction of a 100 MW photovoltaic plant in Zaragoza, two photovoltaic plants in Seville with a combined capacity of 87 MW, a 130 MW photovoltaic plant in Badajoz and a 100 MW plant in Mérida. At the same time, it is progressing in the execution of four projects that, together, total nearly 800 MW.