Repsol will develop three renewable energy projects: two wind farms and a solar power plant with a combined installed capacity of 800 MW.
This development adds two wind projects, one located in Zaragoza and the other between Palencia and Valladolid, and a photovoltaic power plant in Cadiz, which will be developed and start production in the coming 4 years. Their combined output from the 794 MW capacity is enough to supply the annual needs of approximately 650 000 homes.
Repsol's electricity generation assets and projects.
The company has consolidated its position as a major player in the generation of low-emissions electricity on the Iberian Peninsula, with a total installed capacity of 2952 MW and planned projects worth 1083 MW from the projects incorporated today as well as the Valdesolar photovoltaic project in Badajoz and a wind facility offshore the northern coast of Portugal that will start operation before the end of the year.
The projects announced today, which will be managed by the Repsol Electricidad y Gas unit, are in different execution phases and are made up of a 335 MW wind farm in Zaragoza, another in the provinces of Palencia and Valladolid with a total installed capacity of 255 MW, and a 204 MW solar project in Cadiz known as Sigma. All of them are located in areas with favourable conditions for the production from each type of technology. Combined, they will save 2.3 million tpy of CO2 emissions compared to the same amount of power generated from coal.
With these projects, combined with the Valdesolar (Badajoz) and WindFloat (Portugal) projects and its current assets (2952 MW), the company will have achieved 90% of its strategic objective of operating 4500 MW of low emissions generation in 2025.
The new renewable projects already have land secured as well as a guaranteed connection to the electricity transport network. The energy they generate will supply the company’s existing client portfolio, which currently totals 890 000 clients (a 19% increase from the start of the business eight months ago), as well as new users.
Repsol has a specialised renewable energy team with extensive experience and a strong track record in the sector that highlights Repsol’s commitment to this business.
Following the presentation of the update to its 2020 strategy in June 2018, the company took a significant first step on 2 November by incorporating the non-regulated, low emissions businesses of Viesgo and its retail business, upping its role in the Spanish electricity market.
Repsol also acquired the 264 MW Valdesolar photovoltaic project in the municipality of Valdecaballeros (Badajoz), currently in the administrative processing phase.
On 19 October, the company announced its participation in the construction of one of the largest floating wind farms in the world. Located offshore the northern coast of Portugal, 20 km from Viana do Castelo, it will have an installed capacity of 25 MW.
Repsol’s strategic plan through 2020 includes investments in low emissions businesses totalling €2.5 billion, with the objective of reaching 2.5 million retail power and gas customers in Spain in 2025, with a market share exceeding 5%.
Advances in Repsol's strategic plans.