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Iberdrola inaugurates the Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal / Iberdrola inaugura la Gigabatería del Tâmega en Portugal

Posted on August 19, 2022August 1, 2022 by BP

Iberdrola reaffirms its commitment to Portugal, where it will increase investments over the next few years to 3 billion euros for wind farms and solar plants

Iberdrola reafirma su compromiso con Portugal, donde aumentará las inversionaes en los próximos años alcanzando los 3.000 millones de euros para parques eólicos y plantas solares

The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, and the Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, this morning inaugurated the Tâmega Gigabattery, the largest clean energy project in the history of Portugal. It is a large hydroelectric storage project whose construction took almost eight years and involved an investment of more than 1.5 billion euros.

The event was also attended by the Portuguese Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, the Secretary of State for the Environment and Energy, João Galamba, and the presidents of the Municipal Chambers of Ribeira de Pena, Vila Pouca de Aguilar, Boticas, Chaves, Montalegre and Cabeceiras de Basto.

Around two hundred people, including suppliers, employees, local and national authorities and journalists from Spain and Portugal witnessed this event, which represents an international milestone in the field of technology, civil works and environmental investment.

With a capacity of 1,158 MW, the Tâmega electroproducer system is capable of storing 40 million kWh, equivalent to the energy consumed by 11 million people during 24 hours in their homes, making it one of the largest energy storage systems in Europe.

The complex is made up of three power plants – Alto Tâmega, Daivões and Gouvães – and, thanks to its pumping capacity, it can store energy to be used when it is most needed; a cycle of energy efficiency and true circular economy that will increase the total installed electrical power in Portugal and avoid the emission of 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 per year – without quantifying many millions more thanks to the renewable energy that can be integrated into the system – favouring the fight against climate change.

This major engineering project, on which several thousand people have worked, will avoid the importation of more than 160,000 tonnes of oil per year, consolidating its position as a socio-economic and job-creating engine for the region.

In addition, the construction of the complex in this area of northern Portugal has been accompanied by an ambitious plan of social, cultural and environmental actions, benefiting seven municipalities, to which more than 50 million euros have been allocated.

As Ignacio Galán pointed out, the development of this large complex has been possible thanks to the environment of legal stability and good dialogue achieved by the Portuguese government in recent years. Furthermore, this infrastructure demonstrates that the two major goals of Europe’s energy policy, energy independence and decarbonisation, are perfectly compatible as long as work is done to electrify the economic and production system.

During his speech, Ignacio Galán also announced that the company will be able to double the investments made in the Gigabattery in the coming years, reaching 3,000 million euros, which will be allocated to new wind farms and solar plants already under development or construction.

Iberdrola thus continues its strategy of sustainable growth that has positioned it as the largest electricity company in Europe, after investing 140,000 million euros in the last 20 years and supporting more than 19,000 companies with its purchases, through which it generates 400,000 jobs. In tax contributions alone, Iberdrola allocates 8,000 million euros each year in the more than 30 countries where we are present.

Iberdrola reafirma su compromiso con Portugal, donde aumentará las inversionaes en los próximos años alcanzando los 3.000 millones de euros para parques eólicos y plantas solares

El Primer ministro de Portugal, António Costa, y el presidente de Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, han inaugurado esta mañana la Gigabatería de Tâmega, el mayor proyecto de energías limpias de la historia de Portugal. Se trata de una gran obra de almacenamiento hidroeléctrico cuya construcción se ha prolongado durante casi ocho años y ha conllevado una inversión de más de 1.500 millones de euros.

Al evento han asistido también el ministro de Medio Ambiente y Acción Climática de Portugal, Duarte Cordeiro, el secretario de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Energía, João Galamba, y los presidentes de las Cámaras Municipales de Ribeira de Pena, Vila Pouca de Aguilar, Boticas, Chaves, Montalegre y Cabeceiras de Basto. 

Cerca de doscientas personas entre proveedores, empleados, autoridades locales, nacionales y periodistas de España y Portugal han sido testigos de este acontecimiento, que supone un hito internacional en el ámbito de la tecnología, la obra civil y la inversión medioambiental.

Con una capacidad de 1.158 MW, el sistema electroproductor del Tâmega es capaz de almacenar 40 millones de kWh, equivalente a la energía que consumen 11 millones de personas durante 24 horas en sus hogares, convirtiéndose en uno de los mayores sistemas de almacenamiento de energía de Europa.

El complejo está conformado por tres centrales – Alto Tâmega, Daivões y Gouvães – y, gracias a su capacidad de bombeo, puede almacenar energía para ser utilizada cuando más se precise; un ciclo de eficiencia energética y de verdadera economía circular que incrementará en la potencia eléctrica total instalada en Portugal y evitará la emisión de 1,2 millones de toneladas de CO2 al año – sin cuantificar otros muchos millones más gracias a la energía renovable que podrá integrar en el sistema – favoreciendo la lucha contra el cambio climático.

Esta gran obra de ingeniería, en la que han trabajado varios miles de personas, evitará la importación de más de 160.000 toneladas de petróleo al año, consolidándose como motor socioeconómico y de creación de empleo en la región.

Asimismo, la construcción del complejo en esta área del norte de Portugal ha contado con un ambicioso plan de acciones sociales, culturales y medioambientales, que benefician a siete municipios, y al que se han destinado más de 50 millones de euros.

Tal y como ha señalado Ignacio Galán, el desarrollo de este gran complejo ha sido posible gracias al entorno de estabilidad jurídica y buen diálogo logrado por el Gobierno de Portugal en los últimos años. Además, esta infraestructura evidencia que las dos grandes metas de la política energética de Europa, la independencia energética y la descarbonización, son perfectamente compatibles siempre y cuando se trabaje en la electrificación del sistema económico y productivo.

Durante su intervención, Ignacio Galán también ha anunciado que la compañía podrá duplicar en los próximos años las inversiones realizadas en la Gigabatería, alcanzando los 3.000 millones de euros, que destinará a nuevos parques eólicos y plantas solares ya en desarrollo o construcción.

Iberdrola continúa así su estrategia de crecimiento sostenible que le ha posicionado como la mayor eléctrica de Europa, después de invertir 140.000 millones de euros en los últimos 20 años y de apoyar con sus compras a más de 19.000 empresas a través de las que genera 400.000 puestos de trabajo. Solo en contribuciones fiscales, Iberdrola destina 8.000 millones de euros cada año en los más de 30 países donde estamos presentes.

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