Capital Energy awards Faramax a €5.5 million contract for the power transformers for six of its wind farms
These projects are situated in Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha and Aragon
- The equipment will be manufactured at the company’s plant in Cáceres and delivery is expected between this year and 2024, to be coupled to the power evacuation infrastructures of La Herrada, Las Mareas I, Las Mareas II, Hazapierna, Praderas Altas and Torrecilla, which together have a total capacity of approximately 265 megawatts (MW)
Madrid, 16 May 2023.- Capital Energy, a Spanish energy company founded two decades ago and aiming to become the Iberian Peninsula’s first vertically integrated, fully renewable operator, continues to make strides to consolidate the development of its clean energy project through the award of the transformer stations for six of the wind farms it is developing in Spain.
In particular, Capital Energy has recently signed a 5.5 million euros contract with Faramax Trafo, SL, a Spanish company based in the province of Cáceres, to supply three transformers for the La Herrada, Las Mareas I, Las Mareas II, Hazapierna, Praderas Altas and Torrecilla wind farms, the construction of which the company is developing in the regions of Castile-La Mancha, Aragón and Castile and León, respectively, and which have a total capacity of 265 megawatts (MW).
The agreement reached between Capital Energy and Faramax will have a major impact on Spanish industry, given that these power transformers —expected to be delivered this year and next year to be connected to the power evacuation infrastructures of the abovementioned renewable energy facilities, which already have the required favourable environmental reports— will be manufactured at its production centre situated in Cáceres.
La Herrada wind farm, located in the town of Montealegre del Castillo in the province of Albacete, the construction of which has just begun, will have an access capacity of 51 MW and its 10 Siemens Gamesa 5.0-145 wind turbines, with a unit capacity of 5.2 MW, will be capable of supplying roughly 149,000 megawatts per hour (MWh) of electricity. This is enough to meet the needs of around 56,000 households in Castile-La Mancha with clean electricity and to avoid the emission of around 55,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
Las Mareas I and Las Mareas II will have a total installed capacity of 100 megawatts (MW), 50 MW each. These two renewable energy facilities, located in the municipality of Mequinenza, in the province of Zaragoza, will be capable of delivering approximately 310,000 MWh per year, enough to supply more than 118,000 households in Aragon, while also avoiding the emission of upwards of 115,000 tonnes of CO2.
The Hazapierna wind farm will be built in the municipalities of Viana de Duero, Nepas and Coscurita in the province of Soria and will have an installed capacity of 49.5 MW. This renewable energy facility will generate upwards of 160,000 MWh per year, meeting the consumption needs of around 62,000 households and avoiding the emission of around 61,000 tonnes of CO2.
The Praderas Altas plant, located in the municipalities of Viana de Duero, Nepas, Coscurita and Escobosa de Almazán (Soria), will also have a capacity of 49.5 MW, enabling it to produce around 170,000 MWh of clean energy per year, equivalent to the consumption of around 65,000 households. It will also avoid emission of around 64,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.
Lastly, the Torrecilla wind farm, with a capacity of a little over 15 MW, will be built in the towns of Escobosa de Almazán, Nepas, Soliedra and Momblona and will be capable of producing around 60,000 MWh per year. This renewable facility will supply energy to roughly 23,000 homes and avoid the emission of 22,000 tonnes of CO2.
Commenting on the signing, Diego Fabeiro, Capital Energy’s Head of Energy, stated that “we are delighted to be able to seal this major contract with a company of renowned prestige such as Faramax, which, in line with our commitment to the socio-economic development of the areas in which we operate, will manufacture the transformers at its plant in Cáceres. This agreement represents a fresh milestone in the achievement of our business plan, with which we continue to foster an ecological and fair energy transition.”
Meanwhile, Faramax has highlighted that “the direct partnership with the major developers in the construction of renewable energy plants enables a better integration of the equipment and improves the service we can provide to the end users of our transformers. Furthermore, the specific agreement with Capital Energy is especially satisfying, given that we are supporting a company that aspires to become the Iberian Peninsula’s first vertically integrated fully renewable electricity company.”
About Capital Energy
In line with its commitment to a green and fair energy transition, Capital Energy currently has a wind and solar portfolio on the Iberian Peninsula of over 30 gigawatts (GW) of power, with more than 8.5 GW already awarded grid access permits.
Capital Energy has achieved its strategic goal of being present along the entire value chain of renewable generation: from design, where the enterprise has a consolidated position thanks to its 20-year track record, to construction, production, storage, operation and supply. The company has 15 offices in Spain and Portugal, with almost 360 employees.