Eni SpA, through Eni Plenitude SpA Società Benefit, has put online its second photovoltaic generation facility in Andalusia, the 150-megawatt (MW) Caparacena project in Granada.
The latest start-up raises the Italian state-backed oil and gas producer’s installed renewables capacity in Spain to nearly 1.5 gigawatts (GW), it said in a press release.
“The project, one of the most significant in the company’s portfolio in Spain, covers 264 hectares and comprises three photovoltaic parks of 50 MW each”, Eni said. With over 274,000 bifacial modules, the plant has an annual capacity of 320 gigawatt hours, it said.
The Caparacena plant, in Chimeneas and Ventas de Huelma, is among renewable installations totaling about 400 MW – all solar – that Eni completed in Spain last year, according to a press release by the company January 7, 2025. Eni only announced activation now.
Announcing the start-up, Eni noted the project had been completed while successfully preserving a sixth-century Iberian necropolis. Archaeological monitoring works at the site in April 2024 had led to the discovery, which yielded funerary ceramic urns and period artefacts, according to Eni.
“In compliance with the requirements established for the project authorization process, during the construction of the plant, several measures were implemented to protect the natural environment and preserve the soil”, it said.
Eni already produces solar power in Andalusia through Seville’s 230-MW Guillena plant.
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