Consolidated project · file PEOL-FV-108/113/117/160 · environmental assessment 20240253
Solar PV hybridisation of the Breña, Cerroblanco, Torviscal and Majales wind farms (Masegoso, Casas de Lázaro and Alcaraz, Albacete)
- Nominal capacity
- 135 MW at the connection point (Breña 25 · Cerroblanco 48 · Torviscal 24 · Majales 38). Uses the grid access and connection permit already granted to the wind farms, without increasing it.
- Peak capacity
- 160.5 MWp per the DIA (32.35 + 52.77 + 26.38 + 49.00) · 217,800 bifacial monocrystalline 620 Wp modules.
- Fenced area
- 250.21 ha, versus 356.12 ha in the 2023–2024 applications (−30%). Single-axis trackers on driven piles, with no topsoil stripping or levelling (cond. 14).
- Hybridised wind
- Breña 36 MW · Cerroblanco 48 MW · Torviscal 24 MW · Majales 49.5 MW = 157.5 MW across 105 turbines (24 + 32 + 16 + 33) of 1.5 MW, per the Torviscal IDAA.
- Evacuation
- Underground medium-voltage lines → Torviscal 132/30-12 kV substation (existing, shared; its expansion is a separate construction project) → existing 132 kV overhead line → Pinilla 400 kV substation (Red Eléctrica). Majales: about 12.5 km fully underground, including the Masegoso river crossing.
- Authorities
- Environmental: DG for Environmental Quality and Assessment (MITECO). Substantive: DG for Energy Policy and Mines (MITECO). Processing office: Industry and Energy Unit of the Government Sub-Delegation in Albacete.
- Service life
- 30 years; then a decommissioning and restoration project submitted to the substantive authority and the regional government (cond. 5).
- Next act
- Prior administrative authorisation, construction authorisation and declaration of public utility (applied for in 2023–2024) · pending. The DIA lapses if construction has not started within four years of publication (art. 43 of Law 21/2013): 10 Sep 2030, extendable.
The four plants: assessed configuration versus application
| Plant | File · public information | Municipalities | MWp (DIA) | MW nominal | 620 Wp modules | ha fenced | Initial application (MWp · modules · ha · PEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV Breña | PEol-FV-108 · BOE 3 Nov 2023 | Masegoso | 32.35 | 25 | 53,520 | 68.70 | 39.73 · 70,952 · 89.96 · €15.50 M |
| PV Cerroblanco | PEol-FV-113 · BOE 10 Nov 2023 | Masegoso | 52.77 | 48 | 41,460 | 48.66 | 52.78 · 94,248 · 101.84 · €20.49 M |
| PV Torviscal | PEol-FV-160 · BOE 17 Jul 2024 | Masegoso | 26.38 | 24 | 42,480 | 48.57 | 26.39 · 47,124 · 56.59 · €13.33 M |
| PV Majales | PEol-FV-117 · BOE 11 Jan 2024 | Masegoso, Casas de Lázaro, Alcaraz | 49.00 | 38 | 80,340 | 84.28 | 54.76 · 97,776 · 107.73 · €21.23 M |
| Total | PEOL-FV-108/113/117/160 | 3 municipalities | 160.50 | 135 | 217,800 | 250.21 | 173.66 · 310,100 · 356.12 · €70.56 M |
Configuration as finally assessed per the DIA (p. 121117). Initial application per the 2023–2024 public information notices; PEM: material execution budget (presupuesto de ejecución material). The initial nominal capacity matched the wind capacity (157.5 MW).
Administrative history
- Torviscal: application for an environmental impact determination under the RDL 6/2022 fast-track procedure
- Public information notice, PV Breña (BOE-B-2023-32014) · PEol-FV-108
- Public information notice, PV Cerroblanco (BOE-B-2023-32956) · PEol-FV-113
- Public information notice, PV Majales (BOE-B-2024-687) · PEol-FV-117
- Environmental impact determination report for Torviscal (BOE-A-2024-687): the environmental authority refers it to ordinary assessment
- Public information notice, PV Torviscal (BOE-B-2024-26714) · PEol-FV-160
- Files received by the environmental authority: Breña 27 Sep 2024, Cerroblanco 3 Oct 2024, Torviscal 13 Dec 2024, Majales 31 Jan 2025. Consultation of 26 bodies (art. 37): 18 reports; a single objection from a private party
- Files remedied (art. 40.1): Breña; Torviscal on 13 Feb 2025
- The four projects merged into a single environmental assessment file (20240253)
- Request for additional information and updated projects (art. 40.3); received on 20 Oct 2025
- Consultation of the regional DG for Natural Environment and Biodiversity (art. 40.5); report with steppe-habitat measures dated 26 Feb 2026 and reply of 2 Mar 2026
- Addendum to the impact study (Majales fully undergrounded) and change of the developer's name
- Favourable environmental impact statement with 64 conditions
- Published in BOE no. 224 (BOE-A-2026-18976)
Conditions affecting design and cost
- No modules on slopes above 12%; erosion control above 8% (cond. 13).
- Majales evacuation fully underground, including the Masegoso river crossing, with prior authorisation from the Júcar River Basin Authority (cond. 6 and 21).
- Cerroblanco kept outside the peripheral protection zone of the Laguna del Arquillo natural monument (cond. 42).
- Steppe-habitat measures at a 1:1 ratio, outside the plant enclosures, not countable towards other projects and in place before works begin; land availability proven by purchase or land stewardship agreement (cond. 4 and 35).
- Four firefighting water points of at least 575 m³, one per plant, suitable for aerial firefighting, before commissioning (cond. 54).
- Game fencing no higher than 2 m, without barbed wire, with a 20 cm clear strip at the bottom (cond. 34); no outdoor lighting except what is essential on buildings (cond. 8).
- Priority for SF6-free electrical equipment under Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (cond. 9); modules with anti-reflective treatment (cond. 44).
- Bird and bat mortality monitoring integrated with the four wind farms, plus a protocol for problem turbines: precautionary shutdown, with restart never earlier than three months (cond. 58, annex II).
- All measures defined and budgeted in the project or in an addendum before its approval; integrated monitoring programme throughout the service life (cond. 55 and 57).
Setting and risk factors
- Natura 2000 sites nearby: Laguna del Arquillo SAC and natural monument (750 m from PV Torviscal, with an adjoining peripheral protection zone, per the IDAA), Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde SAC, Sierras de Alcaraz y de Segura y Cañones del Segura y del Mundo SAC/SPA; IBA 184 Campo de Montiel.
- Nests of Spanish imperial eagle, Bonelli's eagle and golden eagle in the immediate surroundings, with specific monitoring coordinated with the regional government (cond. 32). The developer estimates direct land take at 1.57% of the agro-steppe habitat available in the area.
- Cañada Real de Andalucía a Valencia drovers' road, crossed by the underground line (cond. 51); public-utility forest no. 159 “Las Lomas y Otras” to the south, outside the footprint.
- Public water domain: 5 m easement zone and 100 m control zone subject to authorisation by the CHJ (cond. 19); high forest-fire risk area under the regional plan (Torviscal IDAA).
- Facilities within 10 km: Majogazas (19 turbines) and Isabela (64) wind farms and a hydroelectric plant; cumulative-effects monitoring must include them (cond. 55).
- Participation: 26 bodies consulted, 18 reports and a single private objection; no reply from the Masegoso and Casas de Lázaro town councils or from the conservation groups consulted (SEO/BirdLife, WWF/Adena, Ecologistas en Acción, SECEMU) (annex I).
Market context
- Opdenergy, majority-owned by Antin Infrastructure Partners, closed the purchase from Acciona Energía of 13 wind farms in Spain (440 MW; Albacete, Cádiz, Cuenca, Lleida, Valencia and Zamora; average age 15 years) for €530 M on 4 Dec 2025. The deal was announced on 29 Jul 2025 and cleared by the CNMC in phase one on 16 Oct 2025.
- The agreement included a solar PV pipeline under development of up to 351 MWp to hybridise those wind farms. The developer's name change (15 Jun 2026) reflects the deal; this file, promoted by the same company, fits within that hybridisation pipeline.
- Material execution budget of the 2023–2024 applications: €70.56 M in total, before the 30% reduction in modules and area in the assessed configuration.
- Sources (in Spanish): Opdenergy press release (4 Dec 2025) · Acciona Energía press release · coverage of the act: El Digital de Albacete (10 Sep 2026).
What the record gives each profile
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- 217,800 bifacial 620 Wp modules on single-axis trackers with driven piles; initial design with Ingecon Sun 3700TL central inverters and 6.6–6.8 MVA transformers (2023–2024, subject to revision in the construction project); expansion of the Torviscal 132/30-12 kV substation with a 181 m² switchgear building and a 117 m² O&M building (Torviscal IDAA); game fencing, vegetation screens, four 575 m³ tanks and SF6-free equipment. When to get in touch: once the construction authorisation is published.
- Buyers, funds and lenders
- Holding company and tax ID, file codes at the substantive and environmental authorities, dated and linked milestones, DIA validity, conditions with a cost (1:1 offsets outside the enclosures, underground Majales line, water tanks, integrated monitoring over 30 years). No additional access capacity: the plant relies on the wind farms' permit.
- Law firms and consultancies
- Ordinary assessment required by aggregating the magnitudes of split projects (art. 7.1.a) and annex I of Law 21/2013); environmental impact determination report referring the case to the ordinary procedure; additional consultation under art. 40.5; DIA not appealable on its own (art. 41.4), only together with the project authorisation; 64 numbered conditions and 26 consulted bodies with their replies identified.
- Neighbouring developers, associations and administrations
- Consolidated land use around Masegoso: 105 wind turbines, 217,800 modules and the Majogazas and Isabela wind farms within a 10 km radius; capacity at the Pinilla 400 kV substation with no increase; affected municipalities and enclosure maps to cross-check against your own sites.
