Iberdrola Modernizes 45 Hydro Projects in Spain
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
CompanyHas Implemented a Plan to Modernize and Upgrade 45 of its 92 Small Hydro Power Plants in Spain, in which Some €10 Million Was Invested Over the Past Three Years
Through this initiative the company has equipped its oldest plants with the most efficient and advanced technology to improve output and extend their lifespan.
The project included the electromechanical reengineering of turbines and alternators, a key element of hydro power plants, as well as civil works to upgrade canals and weirs and the replacement of control systems.
Also, important environmental and safety measures were carried out, such as raising fish ladders at weirs and fences along canals.
Some 60 IBERDROLA employees were assigned to the project and numerous local suppliers and contractors benefited from the construction works.
IBERDROLA, which at the end of the first half of 2014 operated small hydro power plants in Spain with a combined installed capacity of 306 megawatts (MW), has upgraded facilities located in the autonomous regions of the Basque Country (three), Valencia (seven), Castile and León (15) Castile-La Mancha (four), Navarre (nine) and La Rioja (seven).
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