Endesa, through its renewable energy arm Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has completed the construction of the photovoltaic plants of La Vega I and La Vega II, located in the municipality of Teba.
The photovoltaic plants, in which Endesa has invested 60 million euros, will add a combined installed capacity of 86 MW, and have been built in record time. More than 380 people, 70% of them from Malaga, worked following strict safety measures, on building these two photovoltaic plants, which will produce 171 GWh a year, equivalent to the energy that a municipality like Ronda consumes in a year. In the light of the ongoing pandemic and in line with the indications provided by health authorities, the company implemented rigorous safety protocols, with the aim to ensure the necessary protection of the workers involved in the construction as well as to the communities where the plants are being installed.
La Vega I and La Vega II carry a total of 224,600 photovoltaic panels, as well as 14 transformation centers, one electricity substation and around 50 kilometers of underground networks, which have been built for their operation. The complex has enabled today the generation of the first kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, which has already reached the Andalusian electricity distribution network. The two plants will avoid the emission into the atmosphere of more than 79,600 tons of CO2 annually.