ACCIONA Energía commences construction of biomass plant in Extremadura, Spain
Spanish renewables firm ACCIONA Energía has commenced construction of its biomass plant in Logrosán (Extremadura), which it marked with a ceremony yesterday (22 March).
Attendees included the president of the Extremadura government, Guillermo Fernández Vara, the mayor of Logrosán Juan Carlos Hernández, the chairman of ACCIONA, José Manuel Entrecanales, and the CEO of ACCIONA Energía, Rafael Mateo.
The biomass plant is located 10 kilometres from the municipality’s urban centre, and it will cover a total area of 200,000 square metres, with over half dedicated to storage.
It is expected to begin production in the second half of 2025, with capacity reaching up to 376GWh/year - avoiding the emission of more than 165,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.
The plant is estimated to consume 261,000 metric tonnes per year of agricultural and forestry biomass, mainly from the surrounding area.
The biomass plant’s construction, operation and maintenance was awarded to ACCIONA Energía by Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge in the third auction for the renewable energy economic regime, which guarantees a sale price for the electricity produced by the plant for 20 years.
The company said the plant will boost the region's economy, while contributing to the prevention of fires by encouraging the cleaning and clearing of forests and pastures. In addition, the biomass plant will generate around 1,400 direct, indirect and induced jobs during its life cycle.
The project also encompasses plans to support the preservation and regeneration of the flora and fauna of the area, as well as a social impact management programme in the surroundings of the plant.
Some of the activities to be carried out include a training programme to promote the hiring of local personnel, advice and qualification for the agricultural and livestock sector in the area, and an entrepreneurship project aimed at supplying material for the plant.
Attendees included the president of the Extremadura government, Guillermo Fernández Vara, the mayor of Logrosán Juan Carlos Hernández, the chairman of ACCIONA, José Manuel Entrecanales, and the CEO of ACCIONA Energía, Rafael Mateo.
The biomass plant is located 10 kilometres from the municipality’s urban centre, and it will cover a total area of 200,000 square metres, with over half dedicated to storage.
It is expected to begin production in the second half of 2025, with capacity reaching up to 376GWh/year - avoiding the emission of more than 165,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.
The plant is estimated to consume 261,000 metric tonnes per year of agricultural and forestry biomass, mainly from the surrounding area.
The biomass plant’s construction, operation and maintenance was awarded to ACCIONA Energía by Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge in the third auction for the renewable energy economic regime, which guarantees a sale price for the electricity produced by the plant for 20 years.
The company said the plant will boost the region's economy, while contributing to the prevention of fires by encouraging the cleaning and clearing of forests and pastures. In addition, the biomass plant will generate around 1,400 direct, indirect and induced jobs during its life cycle.
The project also encompasses plans to support the preservation and regeneration of the flora and fauna of the area, as well as a social impact management programme in the surroundings of the plant.
Some of the activities to be carried out include a training programme to promote the hiring of local personnel, advice and qualification for the agricultural and livestock sector in the area, and an entrepreneurship project aimed at supplying material for the plant.
