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The project makes the company the market leader in the South Australian region by installed capacity, with almost 1,000 MW

2021-09-29 00:00:00.0

Iberdrola completes the wind farm of its first hybrid plant in the world: Port Augusta

Port Augusta Project, South Australia

The initiative combines a 210 MW installed capacity wind farm and a 107 MW photovoltaic plant

The company already operates 800 MW of renewable power in Australia, has 453 MW under construction and a development pipeline of more than 1,000 MW

Iberdrola has completed the installation of the last wind turbine at its first wind-solar hybrid project in the world: Port Augusta, located in the state of South Australia, comprising 50 wind turbines and 250,000 solar panels.

The renewable facility combines 210 MW of wind power with 107 MW of photovoltaic power and will generate enough clean energy to supply the equivalent demand of 180,000 Australian homes per year once it comes on stream in the coming months. The project represents an investment of A$500 million.

Port Augusta's renewable energy supply will help reduce consumer electricity prices and facilitate the decarbonisation of South Australia's economy.

The project, which has created 200 jobs, involves global, Australian and Spanish suppliers and is contributing to the consolidation of a renewable industrial fabric in the country:

Spainsh company Elecnor is the company in charge of building the plant's substation and transmission line, as well as the storage areas and access roads;
Vestas has installed the 50 wind turbines with a unit capacity of 4.2 MW;
Longi is supplying the approximately 250,000 solar panels for the photovoltaic plant; and
Sterling&Wilson will be responsible for its construction.

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About Iberdrola

Iberdrola is a leading global energy supplier -the third-largest by market capitalisation in the world and the leader in renewables- championing the energy transition towards a low-emissions economy. The group supplies energy to around 100 million people in dozens of countries and has renewable, grid and retail activities in Europe (Spain, the UK, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the US, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, while counting markets including Japan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland among its growth platforms.

With a workforce of more than 37,000 and assets of over €122.5 billion, it recorded turnover in excess of €33 billion and net profit slightly exceeding €3.6 billion in 2020. The company contributes to the maintenance of 400,000 jobs in its supply chain, with an annual procurement budget of €14 billion. A leader in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has committed more than €120bn over the last two decades to building a sustainable energy model based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.