Naturgy confirmed last Thursday that it has begun the operation of two new wind farms from the southeast of Gran Caria, adding a total installed power of 94,8 MW. The two new parks are Agüimes (10,75 MW), and Camino de la Madera (9,2 MW), in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, both on the island of Gran Canaria. The construction of the two parks has represented an investment of 20,5 million euros and has generated nearly 150 jobs, both direct and indirect, with the collaboration of 16 companies on the island.
The Agüimes and Camino de la Madera parks will produce energy equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 17.000 homes, and will contribute to reducing annual CO2 emissions by 35.500 tons, which is equivalent to removing nearly 14.200 vehicles from circulation each year. The Agüimes wind farm is the third that will provide the most Naturgy production in the archipelago, after Puerto del Rosario and Piletas I. With 32 GWh/year of energy, its production will be equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 9.300 homes, and will avoid the emission of more than 21.800 tons of CO2.
Equipped with three wind turbines, the Agüimes park has required an investment of 10,6 million euros. This municipality is thus consolidated as one of those with the largest number of Naturgy renewable facilities in the archipelago. Along with the new park, the company also manages Piletas I, which with 12,8 MW of power is one of those that provides the highest production of all the company's wind farms in the Canary Islands. With around 45 GWh/year, the energy produced by this park represents the annual consumption of around 12.900 homes, equivalent to that of the entire municipality of Agüimes. This installation prevents the emission of more than 25.000 tons of polluting and greenhouse gases per year.
During 2023, Naturgy's renewable capacity in this municipality will grow with the new programmed solar generation power. When this year concludes, Agüimes will have five photovoltaic plants promoted by Naturgy: Gran Canaria I, Gran Canaria II, Telde I, Telde IV and Telde V.
The first two will have a similar total installed power, 6 MW each, and will produce a total of 24 GWh/year of energy annually, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 6.700 homes per year. Telde I will have a total installed power of 3,6 MW and an annual production of 7 GWh of energy, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 2.000 homes. Finally, Telde IV, with 2 MW of power and an annual production of 4 GWh, and Telde V, with 1,8 MW and 3,5 GWh/year, will account for the annual consumption of more than 1.150 and 1.100 homes, respectively. The five projects represent a global investment by Naturgy of 20 million euros.
