Enel Green Power Starts up a Further 66 Mw in Spain and Portugal
ENEL GREEN POWER STARTS UP A FURTHER 66 MW IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL The 38 MW “Los Llanos” wind farm, located in the Castilla y León Region, and the 24 MW “Granujales” wind farm, located near Cádiz, in Andalusia, are expected to produce over 151 GWh annually; The two Spanish plants will meet the energy consumption needs of more than 55,700 households, therefore avoiding the annual atmospheric emission of 112,000 tons of CO2; In Portugal, Enel Green Power is adding a further 4 MW to its “Alvaiazere” wind farm. Madrid/ Rome, December 1st, 2011 – Enel Green Power has started up two new plants in Spain: the 38 MW “Los Llanos” wind farm, located near Burgos, Castilla y León Region, and the 24 MW “Granujales” wind farm, located near Cádiz, Andalusia Region. With a combined installed capacity of 62 MW, the two plants are expected to produce over 151 GWh annually, enough to meet the energy consumption needs of over 55,700 households as well as avoiding the atmospheric emission of 112,000 tons of CO2 . The Los Llanos wind farm is located in the municipalities of Hontoria de la Cantera, Revillarruz and Cogollos. The plant has 19 wind turbines of 2 MW each which will produce enough clean power to save 35,700 tons of oil equivalent. The Granujales wind farm, located in the municipality of Vejer de la Frontera, has 12 wind turbines of 2 MW each which will produce enough clean power to save 20,000 tons of oil equivalent. Enel Green Power is also adding a further 4 MW to the already operational Alvaiazere wind farm, in Portugal, therefore increasing the plant’s installed capacity to 18 MW.
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