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FCC
inaugurates
its first
in Palma del Río, Córdoba
solar thermal
power plant,
The investment in the utility plant,
which will produce 100,000 Mwh/year and cover
the needs of a population of 26,000, was worth an
investment of 280 million Euros.
It has taken FCC just over two years to
complete the construction of its first solar
thermal power plant in Spain. The Guzmán
plant, in Palma del Río (Córdoba), was in-
augurated this morning by Antonio Ávila,
Minister of the Economy in the Andalusian
Regional Government, and Eduardo Gon-
zález, General Manager of FCC Energía.
The plant became fully operational just a
few days ago.
FCC, the Citizen Services Group, created a
70:30 joint venture with Japanese company
Mitsui to build the plant (50 MW), which
cost around 280 million euro and involved
more than 500 workers at its peak.
At the inauguration, Mr Ávila highlighted
“the effects of this project, in local and
overall terms, on advancing towards ener-
gy sustainability as a source of wealth and
growth”. He also noted that Andalusia is
the leading region in Spain in terms of solar
thermal power facilities, with 950 MW ope-
rational (61% of the total in Spain), and it
exports that technology through innovative
More than
500 workers were
involved in the
construction of this
plant, worth 280 million
Euros, during peak
activities