La Herrada, an onshore wind farm, resulting from the collaboration between Siemens Gamesa and Capital Energy, will be located in Albacete, Spain.
A second project
La Herrada, will be located in Albacete, in the southeast of Spain and will have a power of 52MW. The site will host 10 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines that will operate at a rated capacity of 5.2MW. The SG 5.0-145 wind turbine is a model suitable for sites with medium wind speeds.
The La Herrada wind power plant is expected to become operational in the first half of 2024. The agreement between Siemens Gamesa and Capital Energy also includes the maintenance of the wind turbines for a period of 20 years. In addition, this is the second wind farm developed by the two partners.
Paulo Soares, CEO of Siemens Gamesa for Southern Europe, Africa and South Africa. Latin American operations:
“This second contract with Capital Energy reinforces our privileged relationship with one of the most active and fastest growing players in the wind industry in Spain. We are very pleased to work with them to support Spain’s energy transition, a market with very ambitious renewable energy targets where we are the leader with over 50% market share.”
The energy produced by La Herrada will avoid the emission of 140,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. This figure represents the equivalent of the emissions of about 80,000 vehicles.
A growing market
Herrada will provide enough electricity to power 41,000 homes. The assembly of the 10 nacelles of the wind turbines will be carried out at the Ágreda plant in Spain. In addition, the gearboxes and electrical components will come from several Siemens Gamesa factories in Spain.
Siemens Gamesa has nearly 15GW of wind power installed across Spain. This power represents 53% of the total installed capacity in the country. In fact, according to the Spanish Wind Energy Association, Spain will reach 28.1GW of wind energy in 2021.
Spain offers one of the highest expected growth rates of renewable energy. The Spanish government plans to reach 42% of renewable energy by 2030 compared to 20% in 2020. In addition, new auctions, estimated at 20 GW, will take place between now and 2025, half of which will be in wind power.
