The Basque company will build a solar park that could provide energy to 24,000 homes

by Laura Richards – Editor-in-Chief

Monday 9 December ⁢2024, ​4.32pm

The Basque company Global ​energy Services (GES) will build a 50 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Navarra that⁤ will generate 85,000‍ MWh/year ⁤of clean and renewable energy every year, equal to the annual ⁤consumption​ of approximately 24,000 homes in Spain. Work on⁢ the ‌park, which will be connected to the Olite⁤ substation, will be completed‌ in the first half of​ 2025 and the systems will come into operation by the‌ end‌ of ⁢the year.

GES will undertake full EPC work ​for⁣ this project including design and engineering, equipment procurement and construction of the civil and electrical ⁤works, as well ⁤as associated ‍evacuation infrastructure, after winning the⁣ construction award for the new⁢ park solar photovoltaic.

The park, as indicated by ‍the company, “will generate 85,000‍ MWh/year of clean and renewable energy every year, equal to the annual consumption‍ of approximately 24,000 ‍homes‌ in Spain, avoiding​ the​ emission of‌ approximately⁣ 20,000 ⁤tonnes of CO2 in the ⁣same period”.

According to the company, this project “marks a milestone in⁤ the‌ reactivation of photovoltaic solar​ energy in Navarra”. In 2023, the region added just 3 MW of new installed⁤ capacity, which represented just⁢ 0.005% of the new solar‌ power added in‍ Spain during that year. In ⁢contrast, Navarra incorporated 202 MW of wind projects in ⁣the same period. According to data from Red⁣ Eléctrica, at ⁣the end ‍of 2023 the provincial community had 170 MWp of installed ⁢solar photovoltaic energy, which positions solar⁣ photovoltaic energy ‌as the fourth technology⁢ by installed ⁣capacity (5.1%), behind energy wind ⁣power, combined cycle and⁢ hydraulic energy. ‌

«In this context, the photovoltaic solar system assigned to GES – Global energy Services ‍stands as ⁤an emblematic‌ project, which will provide a notable contribution to the solar energy installed⁣ in ⁤the community, increasing it ‍by‌ approximately 25% compared to the capacity declared at⁤ closing of 2023”, say the Zamudio company.

«We are very happy that this new plant ⁢reactivates ‌the⁣ photovoltaic‍ projects in Navarra and increases the ⁤installed capacity of the community. This ‍work allows GES to take‍ on the full EPC of the ⁣project, ⁤were⁣ our ‌company carries out the complete execution of the plant, ensuring compliance with the⁤ investor’s business objectives,” said GES PV Construction Manager Santos Garcia.


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