Endesa is awarded the 'mega tender' for the Andorra node with a total of 953 MW, expandable up to 1,200 MW

The group plans to invest more than 1,200 million euros in five solar and five wind plants in a hybridization and storage regime

MADRID/TERUEL, Oct. 11 (EUROPA PRESS) -

Endesa, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power España, has been the provisional winner of the fair transition tender in Andorra (Teruel), obtaining the right to connect 953 megawatts (MW) and the option to confirm up to 1,200 total MW , according to the decision of the technical panel of the Just Transition contest that has selected the provisional winners.

Specifically, the energy company focuses its proposal for the Nudo Mudéjar in Andorra (Teruel) on the hybridization of renewable energies, as reported in a statement.

Of the project presented by Endesa for the Andorra junction, its innovative nature stands out in particular, as it proposes the hybridization of renewable solar and wind projects, energy storage and the development of green hydrogen projects to truly decarbonise the area's industries.

This industrial development goes hand in hand with a social plan that is intended to last over time, with the creation of more than 3,500 jobs during the construction of the projects, generating 300 direct permanent jobs in the area for the operation of these facilities.

"We are very pleased to have received this provisional award", stated the General Director of Generation at Endesa and the subsidiary Enel Green Power Spain, Rafael González, who reaffirmed the company's commitment to "bringing up, where before there was a coal-fired plant, a set of plants that will hybridize several technologies such as wind, solar, storage and green hydrogen".

"Our commitment is to a project with a real future, which creates value in the local community, as we have always done there where we have developed our industrial activity", González concluded, recalling "that precisely this commitment and the company's experience is the which has also made us win international competitions such as Pego in Portugal".

And it is that Endesa already held earlier this year with the first tender for a fair transition from coal to renewables in the Iberian Peninsula, with that of the Portuguese power plant in Pego, with a project that combines the hybridization of renewable sources and their storage.

To carry out this project in Aragon, Endesa plans to invest figures in excess of 1,200 million euros. This investment will go towards the construction of five solar and five wind plants in a hybridization scheme supported by a battery storage system, which will make it possible to make the most of renewable production.

Additionally, an electrolyser will be installed that would allow the management of surpluses for the production of green Hydrogen. In this sense, Endesa is collaborating with local companies in industries that manufacture components of the hydrogen renewable value chain.

The energy company directed by José Bogas has also opted to give training and social and economic development in the area a fundamental weight, which is why a training plan has been designed that will allow the professional retraining of people from the environment to sectors such as renewable and the possibility of opening a future job for the unemployed in the area.

Likewise, it incorporates in its proposal different initiatives and projects of the primary and tertiary sector. To this end, and through a participatory process, Endesa has held meetings with numerous associations and local agents to outline a joint path of growth and empowerment of the environment.

In this social field, the company will also promote projects with the main objective of developing sustainable tourism, promoting local commerce and supporting groups of people with disabilities.