A solar power plant will be built in Tenerife for €3.3 million.
Disa Renewable Energy plans to build a 6.3 MW solar power plant in the Canary Islands, investing over 3 million euros.
Disa Energía Renovable S.L.U. plans to build a large solar power plant in the town of Granadilla de Abona. They are ready to invest over 3 million euros in this project – 3,286,832 euros to be exact.
This plant, which will be named "Yaco Solar Photovoltaic Plant", will cover an area of 50,000 square meters, which is slightly more than five hectares. It will have 9,090 solar panels that will be able to generate up to 6.3 megawatts of electricity.
The plant is expected to produce almost 12,000 megawatts per year (11,964 MW). Construction is planned to take about four months, once all the necessary permits are obtained. An announcement has appeared in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) that the company wants to obtain a building permit and have the project recognized as important for society. Now, for one month, anyone can express their objections, if any, and send them to the General Directorate of Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands.
The BOC also published a list of lands that may be needed for the construction of the plant and power lines. It concerns 14 plots belonging to private individuals and the city council of Granadilla de Abona.
In the technical project, the company explains that the location for the plant was chosen because there is a lot of sun and there are power grids nearby where the generated energy can be transmitted. In addition, the construction site is easily accessible and is not located in a legally protected area.
Disa says that the main goal is to generate electricity from sunlight and thus save non-renewable energy sources. They also want solar energy to become increasingly popular, and for Spain to move towards the goal set by the European Union – to become climate neutral by 2050.
Disa currently has solar power plants in Extremadura and Chile, with a total capacity of 111 megawatts. They are the largest producer of solar energy in the Canary Islands, and most of their plants are located in Tenerife.