Eni SpA, by means of Eni Plenitude SpA Società Profit, has put on-line its second photovoltaic era facility in Andalusia, the 150-megawatt (MW) Caparacena venture in Granada.
The newest start-up raises the Italian state-backed oil and fuel producer’s put in renewables capability in Spain to almost 1.5 gigawatts (GW), it stated in a press launch.
“The venture, one of the vital important within the firm’s portfolio in Spain, covers 264 hectares and includes three photovoltaic parks of fifty MW every”, Eni stated. With over 274,000 bifacial modules, the plant has an annual capability of 320 gigawatt hours, it stated.
The Caparacena plant, in Chimeneas and Ventas de Huelma, is amongst renewable installations totaling about 400 MW – all photo voltaic – that Eni accomplished in Spain final yr, in response to a press launch by the corporate January 7, 2025. Eni solely introduced activation now.
Saying the start-up, Eni famous the venture had been accomplished whereas efficiently preserving a sixth-century Iberian necropolis. Archaeological monitoring works on the website in April 2024 had led to the invention, which yielded funerary ceramic urns and interval artefacts, in response to Eni.
“In compliance with the necessities established for the venture authorization course of, through the development of the plant, a number of measures had been applied to guard the pure setting and protect the soil”, it stated.
Eni already produces solar energy in Andalusia by means of Seville’s 230-MW Guillena plant.
Eni is constructing one other photo voltaic plant with a capability of 200 MW in Seville, the Entrenúcleo venture between the municipalities of Dos Hermanas and Coria del RÍo. It expects to begin up the venture subsequent yr. Eni introduced the beginning of development July 3.
Elsewhere in Spain, Eni stated June 30 the northern block of its Renopool photo voltaic plant within the municipality of Solana de los Barros, Badajoz, Extremadura, had begun manufacturing with a capability of 130 MW. “As soon as accomplished and begins working on the finish of 2025, Renopool would be the largest photo voltaic park constructed by the corporate globally, consisting of seven vegetation throughout two blocks with a complete put in capability of 330 MW”, Eni stated.
On March 20 Eni stated it had begun constructing a 90 MW photo voltaic plant within the municipality of Fortuna within the area of Murcia, anticipated to be accomplished this yr.
Eni goals to succeed in over 5.5 GW of put in renewable era capability this yr, towards 10 GW by 2028 and 15 GW by 2030, in response to a plan it introduced February. As of the third quarter of 2025, it had 4.8 GW of put in renewable capability, in response to its quarterly report October 24.
Working in over 15 international locations, Plenitude serves 10 million prospects and manages over 22,000 public charging factors for electrical autos, in response to Eni.
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