Solarcentury Talayuela Solar PV Park is a 300MW solar PV power project. It is located in Extremadura, Spain. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2020 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2021.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 300 | 300 | – | Active | Extremadura, Spain | Encavis; Solarcentury Holdings |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Encavis and Solarcentury Holdings. The company’s ownership stake in the project stands as 80% and 20% respectively.
Solarcentury Talayuela Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 520 hectares.
The project generates 570GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 150,000 households, offsetting 165,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $252.591m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2020 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2021.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Red Electrica Corporacion under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Canadian Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 830,000 modules each with 340W of nameplate capacity.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by Soltec Energias Renovables.
About Encavis
Encavis AG (Encavis) is engaged in power generation through renewable energy sources. The company is primarily engaged in acquisition and operation of solar and wind energy generating parks. Encavis acquires onshore wind parks and ground mounted photovoltaic parks for energy generation. It offers investment services such as asset sourcing, due diligence, management, and documentation of renewable energy assets. Encavis also provides technical services which comprises of monitoring, reporting, fault management, and maintenance of power plants. The company operates solar parks and wind farms in Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Austria and various others. Encavis is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
About Solarcentury Holdings
Solarcentury Holdings Ltd (Solarcentury) is a renewable energy company that provides solar energy solutions. The company develops, structures, finance, builds and operates solar projects at commercial and utility scale. It also provides site identification and design, securing connections, permitting, and power purchase agreement (PPAs). Solarcentury also offers structuring and sourcing project finance, EPC management, monitoring and analysis, site operation and maintenance, asset management, and site ownership solutions. The company serves housing developers, regional developers, self builders and others. It has operations in Europe and North America. Solarcentury is headquartered in London, Greater London, the UK.
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