Ranging in size from 165MW to 55MW, the four ground-mounted PV farms will be built by a joint venture – including local Extremadura developer Valsolar – in which Solarstrom holds a 51% share.

The joint venture will sell the electricity produced – some 660GWh per year – via power-purchase agreements with local energy providers, and says it has the assurance of the Extremadura government that network operator REE will co-operate.

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