Abengoa completes 100-MW CSP complex in Spain

Dec 14, 2012 - Spanish renewables and engineering group Abengoa (MCE:ABG) today said it had inaugurated its 100-MW Castilla-La Mancha concentrated solar power (CSP) system in Spain.

The project is located in the Ciudad Real province, central Spain. It includes two identical 50-MW plants that utilise parabolic trough technology and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 63,000 tonnes a year.

Some 1,650 people were employed during the construction phase and another 90 permanent jobs were created for the operation and maintenance of the complex, Abengoa said.

At present, the Spanish company operates 743 MW of CSP plants and has 910 MW under development.

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