Capital Energy is starting work on the Ayamonte wind farm in Andalusia to supply clean electricity to over 29,000 homes

This facility will have a significant pull effect on the Spanish industrial network 

• The wind farm, which will have a capacity of 34.8 megawatts (MW), is to be built by the Galician company CRC, and many of its turbines, supplied by General Electric, are to be built in different factories with which the multinational works in Spain.
• Located in the town of Ayamonte, Huelva, it will generate an annual tax impact on local coffers of around €100,000 and will lead to the creation of more than 100 direct jobs during peak construction periods

Huelva, 09 March 2022.- Capital Energy, a Spanish energy enterprise established two decades ago that seeks to become the first vertically-integrated 100% renewable energy operator in the Iberian peninsula, continues to make progress in consolidating its renewable energy project in Andalusia.

The company has already started work on the Ayamonte wind farm, which is to be located in the town of the same name in Huelva and that, thanks to an investment of around 36 million euros, is to have an installed capacity of 34.8 megawatts (MW). This facility is to be commissioned during the first quarter of 2023.

Its six General Electric Cypress wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 158 metres and a hub height of 121 metres, will be capable of generating more than 78,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year of clean energy, equivalent to the consumption of more than 29,000 Andalusian households, and will also prevent the emission of some 29,000 tonnes of CO₂.

Ayamonte will have a significant pull effect on the Spanish industrial network, in line with the commitment of Capital Energy towards the socio-economic development of all the regions where it is present. The infrastructure enterprise CRC, founded in A Coruña in 1940, will be responsible for the engineering, supply, construction and commissioning of this new renewable energy facility, as well as its transmission infrastructures.

It should also be highlighted that many of these turbines will be built at different plants with which GE works in Spain: both the blades, which will be manufactured by the company LM Wind Power in Castellón and will be the largest made from one single piece in a commercial project worldwide, and the towers and other electrical and mechanical components.

Ayamonte will also create more than 100 direct jobs during peak construction periods. In the operation and maintenance phase it will provide stable, quality employment for four local workers and contribute to the creation of around 10 indirect jobs.

This wind farm will also make a lifetime contribution to GDP equivalent to close to €700,000 per year and a tax impact on the local coffers (Ayamonte and Villablanca) of almost €100,000 per year. A one-off payment of the ICIO tax on building, installations and other works for almost €1 million will be added to this recurring amount.

Andalusia, a key community for Capital Energy

Capital Energy is completing the work on its first wind farm in Andalusia, Loma de los Pinos, with an installed capacity of 38.5 MW and located in the Seville town of Lebrija. This renewable energy facility, scheduled to become operational in the first half of this year, is also equipped with General Electric turbines. Its seven wind turbines that are already installed will generate approximately 90,000 MWh per year, enough to supply more than 33,000 Andalusian households with clean electricity. Loma de los Pinos will also prevent the annual emission into the atmosphere of almost 33,000 tonnes of CO₂.

Capital Energy also continues to make progress in building its second wind farm in the region, El Barroso. Located in the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz, it will have an installed capacity of 27.5 MW and its five wind turbines, also the General Electric Cypress model, will be capable of supplying more than 65,000 MWh of clean energy per year, equivalent to the consumption of some 25,000 households in the region, and prevent the emission of approximately 24,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

The commissioning of both parks will involve a joint investment of around €68 million, the creation of some 260 direct jobs during peak construction periods, and a combined tax contribution of more than €1 million. In the operation and maintenance phase, they are expected to give permanent employment to eight local workers and generate an annual economic impact on the local coffers (mainly local property tax and business tax) of around 200,000 euros.

Lastly, once again within the context of its commitment towards the social and economic development of Andalusia, the enterprise has launched its Territories Project in Lebrija by signing a partnership agreement with the local council. The agreement, which seeks to establish a long-term relationship, endorses the commitment of both parties to sustainability, which will analyse different social and environmental actions that may be of interest to the town over the coming months.

In Jerez, Capital Energy has signed a partnership agreement with the local council to promote the recruitment of the local workforce for construction of the El Barroso wind farm.

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 around 34 gigawatts (GW) of power, with more than 8 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 around 390 employees in 16 offices around Spain and Portugal.