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Salinas Energy Doubles Down in Onda with Two New Photovoltaic Plants

The subsidiary of the Swiss multinational EBL will invest 18 million euros in two projects totaling over 43,000 solar modules.

Aerial image of a solar power plant under construction with photovoltaic panels.
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Aerial image of a solar power plant under construction with photovoltaic panels.

Salinas Energy, a subsidiary of the Swiss multinational EBL, has received authorization to construct two new solar plants in Onda, with a total investment of 18 million euros and the installation of over 43,000 photovoltaic modules.

In less than a week, the Official Gazette of the Valencian Government (DOGV) has published the authorizations for these two projects. The most recent plant, named "PSF Onda Sichar II", will involve an investment of 10.7 million euros and will have an installed capacity of 20.5 MW with 24,164 photovoltaic modules. The previous one, "PSF Onda Sichar I", authorized a few days prior, has a budget of 8.8 million, a capacity of 16.7 MW, and 19,684 solar panels.
Both projects include decommissioning and restoration plans, as well as the necessary infrastructure for energy evacuation. "PSF Onda Sichar II" will be located in polygon 10 (plot 7) of Onda, while "PSF Onda Sichar I" will be built in polygons 8 (plot 222) and 10 (plots 7, 59). Both will connect to the grid at the ST Corral del Cuervo substation, managed by I-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes.
To obtain environmental approval, Salinas Energy had to adapt several aspects of the project. Among the modifications, the park's distribution was reorganized, reducing its occupation by 50% to better adapt to the landscape and topography. The surface area was also divided into two enclosures of less than 10 hectares, and areas with slopes greater than 25% were excluded to minimize soil erosion.
Furthermore, the company had to increase the distance between the modules and adjacent urbanizations to reduce visual impact. Landscape integration measures were implemented, such as avoiding paving, including native shrub and herbaceous species in the plant's interior design, and ensuring that solar collection elements did not occupy pre-existing paths.
A fundamental condition for authorization was the prohibition of locating the plant on land affected by the 2009 fire in the area. The Ministry of Environment indicated that the project was located in "areas with high and very high potential erosion," and that tree felling would significantly increase erosive processes. Likewise, the Generalitat considered that 58 hectares of the plant affected forest areas, which would have implied tree felling and the loss of the land's unique characteristics.

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