Casares wind farm to swap 46 turbines for eight. Output set to nearly double
Naturgy plans to replace 46 turbines at the Los Llanos wind farm above Casares with eight modern machines, keeping capacity at 33.4 MW while lifting annual generation, Euro Weekly News reported.
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The wind farm above Casares is due to lose most of its turbines. Energy company Naturgy plans to replace 46 turbines at the Los Llanos site with eight newer machines, according to Euro Weekly News, a change that will reshape the skyline for people living in and around the town.
Key facts
- Turbines: 46 are due to be replaced by eight, so 38 will disappear from the landscape.
- Capacity: installed capacity stays at 33.4 megawatts, according to Naturgy.
- Output: annual production is expected to rise from 77 gigawatt hours (GWh) to 149 GWh.
- Storage: the project will include a battery storage system.
- Investment: Casares is part of a €330 million Naturgy wind farm modernisation programme.
More power from fewer machines
Naturgy, which operates the Los Llanos facility, says the new equipment will be more efficient. Capacity will remain the same, but electricity generation is expected to almost double.
According to the company, the wind farm currently generates enough renewable energy to match the annual consumption of around 22,000 homes. It also avoids approximately 44,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
Battery storage
The plan includes a battery storage system. Naturgy says this will make the installation more flexible and help renewable power enter the electricity system more efficiently.
Euro Weekly News also notes that the Spanish Government has been supporting the modernisation of existing wind farms through its renewable energy programme.
A wider programme
The Casares scheme is one part of a wider Naturgy programme covering several Spanish regions. Across the programme, 274 turbines are due to be replaced by 40 newer units, with electricity production expected to rise by around 75 per cent.
The turbines above Casares have long divided opinion, Euro Weekly News said. Some see them as a valuable source of electricity, while others feel they harm the views across a rural part of the Costa del Sol. The report presents the plan as a compromise: fewer turbines on the hills, but more electricity from the wind.
What it means locally
For residents, the main visible change would be far fewer turbines on the hills above Casares, while the wind farm keeps producing renewable power. The figures on output, homes supplied and emissions avoided are Naturgy's own, as relayed by Euro Weekly News.
