EDP adds 130 MW of wind power in Spain
EDP has just commissioned 130.5 MW of renewable capacity in Spain. These are the Ubierna and Isar Yudego wind farms, both in Burgos. This milestone contributes to the development of renewable energy and strengthens the company’s commitment to decarbonization.
Together, the two new sites will produce 360 GWh of renewable energy per year, the equivalent of the average annual electricity consumption of 100,000 households. Moreover, as 100% renewable generation, they will help reduce the use of higher-emission technologies, preventing the annual emission of 38,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
With 85.5 MW of capacity, Isar Yudego becomes EDP’s largest wind farm in Spain. Its 19 wind turbines, located between the Burgos towns of the same name, Isar and Yudego, will produce each year the energy equivalent to the average electricity consumption of 65,000 households.
Ubierna, for its part, with 45 MW, has 10 wind turbines located in the municipality of Merindad de Río Ubierna. It will produce an average of 122 GWh annually, enough to meet the demand of 35,000 households.
These projects have also been an important driver of economic activity. Their construction and commissioning have created almost 600 jobs, mobilizing a broad value chain associated with the renewable sector, with more than 100 companies at each site linked to sectors such as engineering, civil works, transport, specialized services and industrial assembly.
Beyond the clean energy that the two wind farms will produce over the coming decades, they help create jobs, attract investment and strengthen the business fabric, promoting the economic development of the areas where they are located.
The commissioning marks a new step in the addition of renewable capacity in Spain and consolidates EDP’s presence in Castilla y León, where it now has more than 600 MW of installed capacity across more than 20 assets, all of them wind-based.
In a context marked by the strong growth of solar energy in recent years, projects such as Isar Yudego and Ubierna highlight the importance of continuing to develop wind generation as well, a key renewable technology for diversifying the energy mix and strengthening security of supply.