Repsol gets 1st power out of 335-MW wind project in Spain

Spanish energy group Repsol SA (BME:REP) has grid-connected the first turbines that make up the 335-MW Delta wind farm complex in Spain’s northern region of Aragon.

The EUR-300-million (USD 352.8m) project resulted in eight wind farms and a total of 89 turbines, which are now supplying their first megawatt-hour to the grid.

Delta will initially operate on a trial basis, with commercial operation date (COD) scheduled for the end of the year.

Once at full capacity, the wind farms will collectively generate 992 GWh of power annually, or as much as some 300,000 households consume in a year.

The Delta project is one of several that the oil-and-gas major took on as part of its strategy to build a green energy business and become a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

This year, Repsol started building the 126-MW Kappa and the 264-MW Valdesolar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Spain.

The company is also developing Delta II, which will have 26 wind farms totalling 860 MW, the 195-MW PI wind project and the 204-MW Sigma solar project in the native country.

Outside of Spain, Repsol is a shareholder in the 25-MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm off the Portuguese coast and has signed on to participate in a 1,688-MW wind and solar portfolio in Chile.

(EUR 1.0 = USD 1.176)

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