Spanish Electra to Build Wind Power Park in Central Bulgaria

Business » ENERGY | April 21, 2010, Wednesday // 10:31
Bulgaria: Spanish Electra to Build Wind Power Park in Central Bulgaria Electra started activities in Bulgaria about six months ago. Photo by BGNES

Spanish energy holding Electra plans to build a 100 MW wind power park in the central part of Bulgaria and has already bought 5000 decares of land, the company announced.

Electra started activities in Bulgaria about six months ago. At the end of 2009, it said it had earmarked a total EUR 650 M for the acquisition and development of renewable energy projects in the country.

The investment is to be made over the next four years.

Electra operates wind parks with a total capacity of 480 MW in southern Bulgaria, two units for electricity production from biomass with a total capacity of 19 MW and a factory for biofuel with a capacity of 30,000 tons per year.

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