Capital Energy Plans To Invest 330 Million To Develop 504MW Wind Power In Aragon

This investment corresponds to the Céfiro, Paucali, Arlo and Argestes wind farms, which will be located in the Aragonese regions of Matarraña, Bajo Aragón and Bajo Aragón-Caspe.

These parks have a total capacity of 504 megawatts (MW) and will be capable of producing more than 1.5 million megawatt hours (MWh) of clean electricity per year, equivalent to the consumption of about 630,000 Aragonese homes, and will avoid annual emissions to the atmosphere of almost 600,000 tons of CO2.

As explained by the company, its construction and that of its associated evacuation infrastructures, located in the provinces of Teruel, Zaragoza and Tarragona, will involve the investment of around 330 million euros and will promote the creation of some 2,900 jobs during the peak periods of the works. In addition, Capital Energy will provide permanent employment to about 100 professionals in the area in the operation and maintenance phase.

The annual economic impact of these facilities on local coffers (BICE, IBI and IAE), as well as through leasing contracts, will be at least 4.3 million euros. To this recurring amount is added the punctual payment of the ICIO, which would be around 10 million.

The Argestes wind farm will be located in the municipalities of La Fresneda, Fórnoles, La Portellada and Ráfales, in the province of Teruel. Its evacuation infrastructure will be located in the Teruel municipalities of La Fresneda, Valjunquera, Valdeltormo and Mazaleón.

The construction will involve an investment of around 60 million euros and will have 16 wind turbines of 6 MW of unit power for a capacity of 96 MW and will be able to produce more than 290,400 MWh per year, enough to cover the electricity supply of almost 120,000 homes. Argestes will also avoid the annual emission into the atmosphere of about 110,000 tons of CO2.

For its part, the Arlo wind farm will involve an investment of almost 62 million euros and will be built in the municipalities of Maella, in the province of Zaragoza, and Valdealgorfa and Mazaleón, in the province of Teruel.

These last two towns will also host their evacuation infrastructure. In this case, the installed power will be 102 MW, divided into 17 turbines of 6 MW, and the production capacity will be more than 295,600 MWh. It will also be able to supply clean electricity to around 120,000 homes, avoiding the emission of around 110,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The Paucali wind farm will have 19 6 MW wind turbines, which will combine an installed capacity of 114 MW and will be able to supply more than 332,200 MWh per year, enough to cover the energy demand of about 135,000 homes.

This wind farm, which will prevent the emission into the atmosphere of around 130,000 tons of CO2 per year, will be located in Maella and its evacuation infrastructure, in that town in Zaragoza and Mazaleón. Its development will mobilize a total investment of more than 73 million euros.

Finally, the Céfiro wind farm will entail an investment of 135 million euros. This park will be located in the municipalities of Mazaleón, Valdeltormo, Valjunquera, La Fresneda and Fórnoles and will share evacuation infrastructure with the three aforementioned wind farms. This will be built in the municipalities of Mazaleón and Calaceite, in the province of Teruel; Maella, in the province of Zaragoza; and Casares, Batea, Villalba dels Arcs, La Pobla de Massaluca, La Fatarella and Ascó, in the province of Tarragona.

Its 32 turbines of 6 MW of unit power will add a capacity of 192 MW and will be able to generate more than 597,100 MWh per year, which will supply clean electricity to almost 250,000 homes, also avoiding the annual emission into the atmosphere of about 235,000 tons of CO2.

1,500 MW
Capital Energy develops 1,500 MW in Aragon, mainly wind power, spread over more than a dozen projects. With the start-up of all this renewable capacity, which will involve a total investment of more than 1,100 million euros, the company will be able to cover the energy consumption of more than 1.7 million homes per year and avoid the emission into the atmosphere, also annually, about 1.6 million tons of CO2.

The construction of these facilities will lead to the creation of some 8,500 jobs and will entail a tax contribution of more than 26 million euros. In the operation and maintenance phase, the company will provide permanent and quality employment to more than 300 professionals in the region and its annual tax contribution will be above 8 million euros.

In recent months, the company has made progress in the processing of the Biota and Muno wind farms (in the Zaragoza region of Cinco Villas), Diana and Vientos del Sur (in the Campo de Borja region also Zaragoza) and Las Mareas I and II (in the Bajo Cinca region, belonging to the provinces of Huesca and Zaragoza). These projects add up to a total power of 580 MW.