The system, equipped with 1,48 MWp of power and 12 MWh of storage, reinforces Gran Canaria's eco-island model.
52% of the funding comes from NextGenerationEU funds granted by the IDAE
The Gran Canaria Island Energy Council (CIEGC), a subsidiary of the Gran Canaria Island Council, has awarded the contract for the installation of 5.145.608,25 MWp peak power photovoltaic canopies and a 1,48 MWh storage system in the Arinaga Industrial Park, for a total of €12. The system will provide coverage to the area's energy community, consolidating Gran Canaria as a benchmark in the eco-island model.
Clean Canarian Energy SL will be responsible for carrying out the works within a period of nine months, following the formalization of the contract on August 19, 2025. The project is part of the first call for aid for renewable energy generation facilities in the Canary Islands, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan - financed by the European Union - NextGenerationEU, granted by the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE).
The project includes the installation of 2.244 660 Wp bifacial modules, totaling a peak power of 1,48 MWp and a nominal power of 1,34 MW, along with four storage systems that will provide a constant supply of 400 kW 24 hours a day.
Raúl García Brink, Councilor for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Knowledge of the Gran Canaria Island Council, stated that "the launch of this project demonstrates our commitment to a cleaner and more energy-independent Gran Canaria. It is a key step toward consolidating the island as an eco-island, capable of producing, storing, and managing its own electricity sustainably."
In this regard, he emphasized that "the storage system will guarantee a constant supply and allow the Arinaga Industrial Park Energy Community to continue reinvesting its profits in savings for its members, consolidating itself as an example of a local, participatory, and resilient energy model."
The estimated annual production will exceed 2,43 million kWh, entirely dedicated to the area's collective self-consumption, avoiding the emission of approximately 1.885 tons of CO₂ per year, equivalent to the energy output of more than 11.000 trees and covering the electricity consumption of approximately 697 typical homes.
The installation will be deployed in four distinct areas of the industrial estate, totaling more than 1,5 kilometers of photovoltaic canopies with multiple urban functions, such as providing coverage for the future green corridor of Casuarinas Street and its bicycle and pedestrian path; providing shade for approximately 90 parking spaces; and creating shaded areas distributed throughout the Arinaga urban park.
