Enel Starts Construction of Three Wind Farms in Spain

The three wind farms will have an overall capacity of around 90 MW and are spread across the municipalities of Allueva, Fonfría, Mezquita de Jarque, Fuentes Calientes, Cañada Vellida and Rillo in the Spanish province of Teruel, in the region of Aragon. The total investment in the three facilities amounts to approximately 88 million euros.

“We are glad to announce the start of construction of these new wind projects, Allueva, Sierra Pelarda and Sierra Costera I, which bring the total renewable capacity we are building in Spain to around 900 MW,” said José Bogas, CEO of Endesa. “These plants mark the acceleration on a new wave of growth in the renewable energy space that Endesa is committed to pursue in the next years, driving the energy transition in Spain.”

The wind farms will be installed in 2019 to be operational at the end of the year. They are expected to generate over 295 GWh per year, while avoiding the annual emission of approx. 196,000 tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere.

Enel will use a variety of innovative tools and methods to build these wind farms, such as drones for topographic survey, smart tracking of wind turbine components, as well as advanced digital platforms and software solutions to monitor and remotely support site activities and plant commissioning. These processes and tools will enable swifter, more accurate and reliable data collection, improving the quality of construction and facilitating communication between on-site and off-site teams.