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Different plants solar systems in the region and produce the energy equivalent to the consumption of more than 83,000 homes.

The Minister of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning, Benito Mercader, inaugurated this morning the plant promoted by Gestamp Asetym Solar, one of the largest in Europe (20 megawatts), so that the region becomes a national benchmark in solar energy to achieve the 214 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity.

Benito Mercader said that "the best conditions with which the region account for the production of solar energy and the work we are doing from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, has led us to be a nationally and internationally in the emerging field of energy renewable.

With the Solar Asetym Gestamp plant, the region reaches to 214 megawatts of installed solar power capacity, which means that produce clean energy for the consumption of 83,612 households, with an annual output of 342,640 megawatt hours and prevent the emission of over 137,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, representing a significant improvement in air quality and the environment. "

Specifically, the plant opened by the director, which is located in a place called 'The Station' in the town of Calasparra, annually generate between 32,000 and 37,000 MW / h, electricity for between 8,000 and 11,000 dwellings (equivalent to consumption municipal electric Calasparra and Mazarrón), and avoid the emission into the atmosphere of 12,000 tons of CO2, with a purifying effect on the atmosphere than 600,000 trees in the process of photosynthesis.

Also, the solar park goes the implementation of an electrical substation that allows the transformation of the energy produced in the plant to 20 kilowatts (kW) to 132 kV transmission voltage distribution network of high voltage Iberdrola .

"In addition, the potential of this substation is much higher with two additional positions processing, allowing greater power output throughout the area, new photovoltaic production plants, other ways of generating energy, among others," said Mercader .

Photovoltaic solar plant Solar Asetym Gestamp consists of three phases: the first, called Calasparra I, with 8 MW, the second, Calasparra II with 6 MW, and the third, Calasparra III with 6 MW.

Since November 2007 work began to build and launch, this activity has meant not only a financial investment, but also served to recruit more than 10 different companies in the Region of Murcia, employing over 700 people in the area.

The Minister of Sustainable Development stated that "the significant expansion of PV industry in the region is not only an undeniable environmental benefit, but we found a major source of employment.

This young industry generates hundreds of jobs in skilled labor and a significant investment in research, development and innovation, so has the full support of the regional government, but is being stifled by the uncertainty of a new decree central government to strangle this industry. "

Legal uncertainty

Specifically, the new ordinance that raises the national government and the opposition has the regions and sectors involved in the production of photovoltaic solar energy provides for a reduction of 35 percent of premium production and severely limits the possibility of expansion of an industry that relies on R + D + i, the skilled labor force, the added value and respect for the environment.

"The new decree should be operational by the end of this month, has not been agreed and are known only some details that are clearly negative.

The Ministry of Industry breaks the 'rules of the game', the change at the last minute, leaving a total situation of legal uncertainty the different projects that are underway, "he said Mercader.

The promotion of renewable energies and eco-efficiency as a pioneer performing the regional government through the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Planning, together with the optimal conditions for producing solar energy and initiative of Murcia, has allowed will promote some 700 projects with an investment of 1.794 million.

Source: CARM