Acciona Energía will build a biomass plant in Extremadura

Acciona Energía will build a 49.9MW biomass plant in the municipality of Logrosán (Cáceres). The company was awarded the contract in the third auction for renewable energy subsidies held by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge , guaranteeing a fixed price for the electricity the plant produces for 20 years.

The biomass plant is located 10 kilometers from the town center and has already received a favorable Environmental Impact Statement from the Regional Ministry for Ecological Transition and Sustainability of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura . Acciona Energía plans to begin construction of the plant in the second quarter of 2023, with the goal of delivering energy in the second half of 2025.

The estimated production of the Logrosán plant will amount to 376GWh/year , which will prevent the emission of more than 165,000 tons of CO2 annually into the atmosphere and will be equivalent to the effect of removing almost 65,000 cars from circulation or planting 300,000 trees.

The project envisions the construction of a 90,000-square-meter plant with a 110,000-square-meter storage area . The plant's annual consumption is estimated at 261,000 metric tons of agricultural and forestry biomass, primarily sourced from the surrounding area. This will boost the regional economy by promoting the utilization of agricultural and forestry waste, while simultaneously helping to prevent wildfires by encouraging the clearing and maintenance of woodlands and pastureland.

The industrial project will include support plans to monitor the preservation and regeneration of the area's flora and fauna , as well as social action programs to promote local development and employment.