Iberdrola to Build Portugal’s Largest Windfarm

Iberdrola obtained the final environmental approval from the Portuguese government to build the largest wind farm in Portugal. The new wind farm will have a capacity of 274 MW, providing electricity to 128,000 households, and will be built in Vila Real, Braga, Portugal. It is the largest hybridization project in the country, designed to use the grid injection point already built at the Tâmega hydroelectric complex and the first to combine wind and hydropower.

Iberdrola obtained the second and last favorable environmental authorization for the Tâmega Eólico project. This is the so-called DCAPE (“Decisão da conformidade ambiental do projeto de execução"—Decision of Environmental Conformity of the Execution Project).  

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This step involves the approval by the Portuguese environmental agency, APA (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente), of the construction project, complying with all the conditions and measures included in the favorable Environmental Impact Statement Iberdrola obtained in March 2023.

In this way, the energy company continues processing the installation. The next step will be to apply for a production license from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology. Iberdrola's objective is to obtain all permits and begin construction in early 2025.

In addition, they are located on land already used for renewable generation and allow common roads and facilities to operate both technologies. All this results in a much lower environmental impact than two independent plants would have had. The project will play a pivotal role in the european wind power market.

Benefits of Integrating with Hydropower

Incorporating wind power into the Tâmega hydroelectric complex in Portugal increases the contribution of clean, cheap, and competitive energy to these facilities' electricity systems. It ensures the maximum amount of green energy supply originally authorized for each project for as long as possible.
 

When you have two technologies that can work together, you are not as dependent on changing weather conditions or resources running out, like wind. This makes renewable energy production more stable and efficient without putting too much stress on the power grid.

Hybrid generation plants use the same grid connection point and shared infrastructure, such as the substations, which in this case will require constructing an extension already designed in the initial project and the evacuation line for the electricity produced. 

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