local case study
SpainArchidona is a PV project located in Archidona, near Málaga in Spain.
The Spanish solar farm was commisioned in October 2022. With a total power output of 56.3 MWp, the plant produces enough energy to supply over 40,000 households and save around 25,600 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
| Project Type | Ground-mounted PV plant |
|---|---|
| Total output | 56.3 MWp |
| Connection | 132kV SET Archidona |
| Modules | JA Solar – Monocrystaline PERC |
| Inverters | HUAWEI String Inverters SUN2000, 185KTL-H1 & 105KTL-H1 |
| Output | 109 GWh |
| Surface | 75 ha |
| CO2 emissions avoided per year | 25,600 tons of CO2 |
This solar plant together with VERBUND Solar Park Pinos Punete, another 150 MWp PV installation that BayWa r.e. built in Granada, supplies renewable energy to AB InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and owner of the Budweiser brand, to produce 100% green beer.
The sale of electricity is secured thanks to a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) that BayWa r.e. and AB InBev signed in 2021 in the largest Pan-European solar PPA in history which covers 14 breweries in Western Europe and more than 50 brands across 12 countries.
First investment of Encavis Asset Management in Spain
In January 2022 BayWa r.e. completed the sale of Archidona to Encavis Asset Management AG, in the first investment of the leading Renewable Energy investor in Spain.