Iberdrola upgrades 45 small HPPs for EUR 10m

(SeeNews) – Aug 27, 2014 – Spanish power utility Iberdrola said today it has invested EUR 10 million (USD 13.2m) in the upgrade of 45 small hydropower plants (HPPs) in Spain during the last three years.

Thus the company modernised some of its oldest stations, boosting their output and prolonging the life. The upgraded facilities are located in the autonomous regions of the Basque Country, Valencia, Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Navarre and La Rioja.

The project envisaged the electromechanical reengineering of turbines and alternators, upgrade of canals and weirs and the replacement of control systems, Iberdrola said. The works required the assignment of 60 Iberdrola employees and a number of local suppliers and contractors to the project.

Iberdrola operates a total 92 small HPPs in Spain with a combined capacity of 306 MW. The company’s installed renewable energy capacity is 14,390 MW.

(EUR 1.0 = USD 1.318)

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