Valencia solar park

The contract worth just over €3 million, will see the park be built over a surface area of 6,420 square metres at the Príncipe Felipe dock in the Port of Valencia.

When completed, the solar park will generate 2,353 MWh/year, that is, 3% of the electrical energy consumed by the port.

Benchmark project

This is the first of the photovoltaic plants being developed in the Valencian precinct which will enable progress to be made in the self-supply of green energy to the Port of Valencia.

This project is financed by the Next Generation funds of the European Union and the Spanish Government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

Meanwhile, PAV has also put another solar park out to tender for the roof of the Valencia Terminal Europa vehicle warehouse which will involve an investment of €17 million.

The port authority is currently in the process of evaluating the bids. Between the two sites, 14% of the electrical energy required by the port could be produced upon completion.

PAV is also studying the site for the location of a third plant in the Port of Valencia.

Electromur S.A. has already been awarded the contract for the installation and maintenance of the solar energy plant to be installed shed 4 of the Port of Gandia.

It’s hoped that together, the solar parks will contribute to the strategic objective designed by the PAV to be an emission neutral port by 2030, twenty years ahead of the objectives set by the European Green Pact.

The port authority is earmarking €130 million in sustainability costs to comply with the strategic objective of Valenciaport 2030 zero emissions in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and favour energy autonomy.

In addition to these solar projects, there are other initiatives such as the location of wind turbines in the Port of Valencia, the construction of two electrical substations to provide shore power to ships docking at the Valencian precinct and the use of hydrogen in port activities.