Zelestra has commissioned three solar power plants in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, adding a combined capacity of 162 megawatts as part of its expanding renewable energy portfolio.
The Belinchón I, II and III projects, located in the province of Cuenca, were delivered by the company’s in-house engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) team in under 14 months, Zelestra said.
The construction phase supported around 400 jobs, while the operational plants are expected to avoid more than 42,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
The facilities comprise approximately 275,000 solar modules installed on single-axis tracking systems designed to optimise energy generation.
The projects are backed by a long-term, multi-buyer power purchase agreement (PPA) under the Energize programme, a supply chain decarbonisation initiative managed by Schneider Electric. The programme brings together pharmaceutical companies and suppliers to reduce indirect emissions across the sector.
“The Belinchón cluster is a significant new addition to our global portfolio of operational projects and it’s also a major project supporting Spain’s clean energy transition,” said Luis Alvargonzalez, Country Manager for Spain at Zelestra.
“It is a strong example of how we deliver projects quickly and efficiently. It also demonstrates how we are supporting industrial decarbonization, and I am proud of the positive impact Belinchón will deliver for the pharmaceutical sector across Spain and wider in Europe,” he added.
Castilla-La Mancha represents a key market for Zelestra, with 470 MW across nine contracted projects and a broader development pipeline of more than 360 MW spanning solar, wind and battery energy storage systems.
In Spain overall, Zelestra has contracted 1.1 GW of multi-technology clean energy projects, with a global pipeline exceeding 7 GW. Its EPC division has delivered around 3.5 GW of projects worldwide.
