(CercleFinance.com) – TotalEnergies indicates that it has received from the Ministry of Energy Transition and Autonomous Communities the environmental authorizations necessary to carry out solar projects for a total capacity estimated at three gigawatts in Spain.
These authorizations concern the 48 power plants that the French group will develop in the community of Madrid, in the region of Murcia, in Castile-La Mancha, in Andalusia and in Aragon. The first projects will start in early 2024.
According to the group, these solar farms will generate enough to cover the electricity demand of nearly four million people and will prevent the emission into the atmosphere of nearly 50 million tonnes of CO2 throughout their lifespan. life.