In Castile-La Mancha, Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables has formalised the nomination of seven photovoltaic power plants for a total installed power of 271.7 MW, this region being where the most projects and power have been registered. These projects are located in the provinces of Ciudad Real, Guadalajara and Toledo, and are called Canredondo, Carpio de Tajo, La Nava, Picón I, Picón II, Picón III and Zorita. Their construction would require a combined investment of some 176 million euros.

The Central-North Zone Delegate for the Commercialisation of Energy Solutions at Gas Natural Servicios, Mª Francisca Rodríguez, and the Managing Director of Paso Honroso, José Pedro Luengo, signed a contract this morning to build the first public compressed natural gas service station for the distribution network in Castile-Leon.

The La Nava plant, located in the municipal areas of Almodóvar del Campo and Puertollano, comprises 155,520 photovoltaic modules and a power of 49 megawatts (MW), and will produce around 100 GWh each year, equating to the yearly consumption of 40,000 households, which exceeds the yearly consumption of the population of these two towns.

Unión Fenosa Distribución, the electricity distribution subsidiary of GAS NATURAL FENOSA will invest 1.5 million euros in the project to bury the double circuit 66 kV Tibo Mourente power line (LAT), which connects the Mourente substation to the river Lérez. The works, which started at the end of March, consist in the construction of an approximately 2,000 metre-long underground canalisation, 634 of which were built by the Regional Government of Pontevedra within the framework of a partnership agreement between the Regional Government of Pontevedra, the Regional Council of Economic Affairs, Employment and Industry Unión Fenosa Distribución.

Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables has begun construction on the Fuerteventura Renovables II wind farm. The farm, which is located in the town of La Oliva, will have two wind turbines and 4.7 megawatts (MW) of power. It will produce around 14 GWh each year—enough to power around 4,000 homes. This infrastructure will contribute to reducing the emissions of pollutant gases on Fuerteventura by 280,000 tonnes.

Guadalajara Mayor, Antonio Román, and Nedgia Castilla-La Mancha General Manager, Miguel Martín de Pinto, held a work meeting at Guadalajara City Council today which was also attended by the energy company’s provincial delegate, Germán Jara, and deputy mayor and councillor for Sustainable Urban Development, Jaime Carnicero.

Through a partnership agreement signed by the delegate for Castile-Leon for Gas Natural Servicios, José Manuel Toral, and the regional secretary of the USO Education Federation, Lorenzo Lasa, the power company offers USO affiliates and the education centres where they work access to free studies to improve efficient energy management, as well as advantageous conditions for their gas, electricity and service bills.

The Delegate for Castile-Leon of Gas Natural Servicios, José Manuel Toral, and the Chairman of the Rural Tourism Association of Leon (ALETUR), Juan Víctor Moro, signed a partnership agreement this morning to foster energy savings at the Rural Tourism centres in the province of Leon.

GAS NATURAL FENOSA takes part in the second Galicia Energy Fair, a meeting point and platform for technical and social dissemination about all types of energy. The fair will be held from today in Silleda (Pontevedra) until Saturday 24 March. The main themes of the fair are renewable energy, bioenergy and alternative fuels for the transport and farming industries, as well as sustainable mobility.

GAS NATURAL FENOSA signed the agreement today to sell a 20% minority stake in the company Holding de Negocios de Gas, S.A., which owns the gas distribution network assets in Spain, to a long-term infrastructure investment consortium comprised of Allianz Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.