Endesa building 2.8-MWp self-generation PV array for Mallorca hotels

Spanish power utility Endesa SA (BME:ELE) is building a 2.8-MWp self-generation solar plant for Protur Hotels’ chain of establishments in Mallorca.

The project is located in the beach town of Sa Coma at a site close to Protur’s five hotels and a spa for which it will generate electricity. The Mallorcan hotel chain secured financial support for the scheme from the SOLBAL programme, a Spanish state and EU-funded initiative to increase solar capacity on the Balearic Islands.

Endesa said it is building the project on a turn-key basis through its smart energy solutions business Endesa X. The plant will have 8,100 photovoltaic (PV) modules installed on a 38.000-square-metre (409,029 sq ft) area.

Once up and running, the array will produce 4.98 million kWh per year. Protur will use 70% of this output to power its six establishments in Sa Coma, while the rest will be fed into the grid. By switching to a self-generation system, the hotel chain stands to cut electricity consumption from the grid by 44% and save almost EUR 250,000 (USD 292,700) annually, according to Endesa.

(EUR 1.0 = USD 1,171)

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