{"id":34897,"date":"2023-02-13T11:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/lago-meirama\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:11:34","slug":"lago-meirama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/en\/sustainability\/the-environment\/natural-capital-and-biodiversity\/lago-meirama\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Meirama"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34897\" class=\"elementor elementor-34897 elementor-22369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5ca7ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e5ca7ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1113bdcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1113bdcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50784d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c50784d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c77ac24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c77ac24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Meirama<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d14d06d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d14d06d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e8c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e3e8c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f863479 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f863479\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edf395b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5edf395b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fab3f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fab3f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f343d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75f343d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The creation of Lake Meirama in the valley of As Encobras, Cerceda (A Coru\u00f1a) is one of the largest\u00a0<strong>environmental restoration\u00a0<\/strong>projects undertaken in Spain. The transformation of the\u00a0<strong>former open-cast lignite mine\u00a0<\/strong>into a man-made lake has created a large protected space, rich in\u00a0<strong>biodiversity,\u00a0<\/strong>which will increase the area&#8217;s economic and tourism development. Lake Meirama is the\u00a0<strong>world\u2019s first artificial lake<\/strong>\u00a0that could be used as a\u00a0<strong>water reservoir<\/strong>\u00a0for a large population without the need for intensive water treatment, specifically A Coru\u00f1a and its area of influence, thanks to its high water quality.<br \/>In May 2020, the environmental rehabilitation project culminated with the\u00a0<strong>transfer of Lake Meirama &#8211; As Encrobas to the Public Hydraulic Domain<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4389f141 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4389f141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/564547722?h=b251c5cf8f\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e276e57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e276e57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f47f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d93bc4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40d93bc4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53769c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53769c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e30ced9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e30ced9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The transformation project, with a \u20ac60 million investment, consisted of creating\u00a0<strong>a large artificial lake 2.2 km long and 1 km wide<\/strong>\u00a0in the former open-cast mine, and\u00a0<strong>reforesting the land<\/strong>\u00a0and spoil tips.<br \/><br \/>The case of the Meirama mining-thermal complex is a\u00a0<strong>clear example of a sustainable exploitation of natural resources<\/strong>, which makes the operation compatible and integrates with the protection of the environment and the creation of value in all stages of the process; before, during and after the exploitation of the resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f87db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08f87db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2513224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2513224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e183f29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e183f29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ab82d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"64ab82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/en\/sustainability\/the-environment\/natural-capital-and-biodiversity\/lago-meirama\/sustainable-management-of-natural-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See infoprahic on Lake Meirama<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1379d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1379d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3955784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3955784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d86d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2d86d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a937149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a937149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the mine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5cf9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc5cf9a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4deaa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4deaa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d0e3ef grid col-3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22d0e3ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b2d11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7b2d11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c80b890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c80b890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_042008_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_042008_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_042008_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04c1bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c04c1bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d9ba1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22d9ba1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1980<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff83a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff83a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Launch of mining operations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fd465e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33fd465e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e24dadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e24dadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_062004_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_062004_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_062004_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323129e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"323129e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1621b6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1621b6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1985<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f03dfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f03dfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First restoration\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47667df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47667df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4099946b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4099946b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_2009_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_2009_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_2009_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0354e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d0354e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26abc72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26abc72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4055c994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4055c994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conclusion of mining operations and launch of lake filling<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6867efc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6867efc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7836e733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7836e733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_032014_1_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_032014_1_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LM_032014_1_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cc127e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16cc127e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd62bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd62bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abce39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5abce39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mining lake regulation project<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c0296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03c0296\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ad86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"603ad86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24195\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa83ed9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa83ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42243d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42243d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cab53a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cab53a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Presentation of the book entitled \u2018Biodiversity in the Meirama Mine Lake and Surrounding Area\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e59298 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e59298\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920398d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"920398d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeirama_760x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24202\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeirama_760x518.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LagoMeirama_760x518-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eecb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31eecb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7da23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be7da23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05716f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05716f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conclusion of lake filling and ongoing supervision plan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c671c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c671c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72ec91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d72ec91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lago_Garacopter_2016-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lago_Garacopter_2016-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lago_Garacopter_2016-2-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2364697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2364697\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77428b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77428b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9afe7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9afe7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transfer and opening of the lake<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ca4b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42ca4b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c1faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8c1faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b658109 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b658109\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abf847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9abf847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main milestones\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5c0fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e5c0fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31fc8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b31fc8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5167135d grid col-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5167135d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dff1a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dff1a18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b08bb96 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5b08bb96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"edificios edificios-industria\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMine\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOperation of the Meirama mine began in 1980 and ended in 2008, having supplied 94 million tonnes of lignite to the Meirama Thermal Power Plant, located in an area next to the mine.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc1cb87 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7fc1cb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"otros otros-construccion\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRehabilitation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe rehabilitation phase continued until the corresponding administrative licence was obtained from the Conseller\u00eda de Industria for the closure, and Augas de Galicia to transfer the lake to the public water supply.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d9380a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49d9380a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac770e6 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4ac770e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"medioambiente medioambiente-lluvia\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommitment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe company\u2019s environmental commitment for the restoration of the land began in 1985, when it presented the first plan to restore the mine.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b819053 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4b819053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"personas personas-personas\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpening\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe transfer of the lake to the Public Domain has meant the opening for public use of a natural space of 230 hectares, which includes the artificial lake and its beach, as well as the margins of the surroundings.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acadb7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acadb7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9020027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9020027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad895ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad895ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d10ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d10ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth of a lake\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5378b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd5378b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7bfd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef7bfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1371f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f1371f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd346ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd346ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main action in the Meirama lignite mine rehabilitation project consists of creating a\u00a0<strong>large of 150 hm3<\/strong>\u00a0in the former open-cast mine.<br \/><br \/>The good quality of the water in Lake Meirama and its\u00a0strategic location\u00a0at the river headwaters makes it a\u00a0<strong>future reservoir for the metropolitan area<\/strong>\u00a0of A Coru\u00f1a. In September 2013,<strong>\u00a0Augas de Galicia\u00a0authorised the project to regulate the mine lake for use as a future water reservoir for the municipality<\/strong>\u00a0of A Coru\u00f1a and its area of influence, with a view to strengthening the supply system in the region of A Coru\u00f1a with an additional volume of approximately\u00a0<strong>24 cubic hectometres<\/strong>. Augas de Galicia has now concluded the first phase of this regulation project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd440eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd440eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a84cf37 grid col-4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a84cf37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4419f3c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4419f3c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db9211a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7db9211a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"interfaz interfaz-exclamacion-aviso\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34523e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34523e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volume<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721271fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721271fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>147 hm3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbee2e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fbee2e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1069a0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5a1069a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"interfaz interfaz-menu-hamburguesa\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600ffaf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"600ffaf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Max. length<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409b6f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409b6f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2.218 m<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccd7ca7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ccd7ca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b876e96 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b876e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"interfaz interfaz-flecha-derecha1\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565587f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565587f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Max. width<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6588d820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6588d820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.011 m<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc748d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc748d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41161e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b41161e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"medioambiente medioambiente-lluvia\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714c0444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"714c0444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Max. depth<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55872d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55872d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.011 m<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9a441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca9a441\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4335b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f4335b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2646ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2646ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meirama is the first time anywhere in the world\u00a0<\/strong>that a lake of this type could\u00a0<strong>supply water for large populations<\/strong>\u00a0without the need for intensive water treatment. Since the filling process began, Naturgy has monitored the\u00a0<strong>water quality closely<\/strong>, with over 600,000 readings. The company has partnered with GEAMA (Hydraulic Engineering and Environment Group) at the University of A Coru\u00f1a for the project and is using pioneering techniques to monitor the lake water in situ..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3f6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df3f6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf61c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf61c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02-PanoramicaLagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_p.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-24229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02-PanoramicaLagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_p.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02-PanoramicaLagoMeiramaGNF-fotoPabloCandamio_p-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c510468 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c510468\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a8522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2a8522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bc86e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26bc86e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7e8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7e8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental restoration\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed2f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ed2f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90c5b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a90c5b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbec357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dbec357\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2e7f21 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6e2e7f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thanks to reforestation, the land once used by our company is now a green lung and carbon dioxide sink.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> We planted over <b>450,000<\/b> trees on the land of the former mine, making the area a <b>carbon dioxide sink<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The forest management project for the external spoil tips, and the technical plan for the wilderness around the open-cast mine and internal spoil tips, concluded with the award of the PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certificate. The <b>certificate<\/b> guarantees that the raw materials come from a sustainably managed forest, and that the intermediate production processes (transport, transformation, etc.) are monitored.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Conserving this natural space as it regenerates will encourage the presence of high conservation value species, making this habitat a suitable place for studying and teaching natural values, while contributing to the <b>cultural development and heritage<\/b> of the area.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9eeb3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9eeb3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad67bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ad67bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d3c4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63d3c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b22510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b22510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biodiversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016c3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"016c3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2dac42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2dac42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d9cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d9cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\"><div class=\"generic__ckeditor\">Thanks to the environmental rehabilitation of the old open pit lignite mine, Lake Meirama &#8211; As Encrobas has become a\u00a0<strong>privileged area of \u200b\u200bbiodiversity<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9530d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c9530d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaef82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8aaef82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171ec45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"171ec45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00d2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c00d2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zorro_biodiversidad_734.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-24275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zorro_biodiversidad_734.png 732w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zorro_biodiversidad_734-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb497db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb497db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e8368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e8368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Meirama has become an area of exceptional biodiversity. The exhaustive\u00a0<strong>zoological and botanical<\/strong>\u00a0inventory by the specialist team from the Encoro do Con Hydrobiology Station at the\u00a0<strong>University of Santiago de Compostela<\/strong>\u00a0has identified a total of<strong>\u00a0862 animal and plant species<\/strong>, 5% of which are endemic.<br \/><br \/>All the animal species, and many of the plants, have repopulated the area naturally, without human intervention. They have found Lake Meirama to be a\u00a0<strong>peaceful, protected habitat<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88b3bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d88b3bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da3170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1da3170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778509c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"778509c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-element-cf37e5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf37e5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e4ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47e4ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out more<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b66ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b66ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"file-doc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stproportalcorporativo.blob.core.windows.net\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Meirama_accesible-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"file-type\"><span class=\"file-title\">See the document that includes biodiversity information on Naturgy environmental restoration project for the Meirama mine<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0810c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c0810c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419f66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"419f66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Meirama_biodiversidad3_354_2_1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Meirama_biodiversidad3_354_2_1-1.png 352w, https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Meirama_biodiversidad3_354_2_1-1-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b3913e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77b3913e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31935491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31935491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2110138 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2110138\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c922a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7c922a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3877db9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3877db9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20c4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b20c4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transfer to the Public Domain and opening\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458e27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"458e27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e2e7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6e2e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The transformation of the old Lignitos de Meirama mine into an artificial lake has generated a large protected area of \u200b\u200bbiodiversity that will boost the economic, tourist and environmental development of the area, due to the natural value of the space created.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2c751a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e2c751a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e67f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21e67f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31bb15 e-flex 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                                   <div class=\"card-info\">\n                                                                                    <div class=\"card-title\">\n                                                Mining operations in 2004.                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <a class=\"card-download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturgy.com\/\/app\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-La-explotacion-minera-en-2004.-2.jpg\" download><\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"card-index\">\n                                            <span class=\"card-index--current\"><\/span>\/<span\n                                                    class=\"card-index--total\"><\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n         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