Iberdrola has invested over E125 million in the construction of 25 new substations in Spain in 2008. Seven of these installations are in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, five in Murcia, four in Extremadura, three in Valencia, three in Castilla and one each in the regions of La Rioja, Navarra and the Basque Country.
According to the company, the construction of the new installations, together with the expansion of some existing facilities, enabled Iberdrola to add around 2,800MVA to the system in 2008, thereby increasing its installed capacity by 4.5%.
In Castilla-Mancha, Iberdrola has invested E18.8 million in the construction of nine substations with a combined capacity of 330MVA. These facilities include the Torrijos (145MVA) and Calzado de Oropesa (45MVA) substations, both in the province of Toledo.
In Murcia the company has added 615MVA at a cost of E30.9 million. The facilities brought on stream are the Totana (450MVA) and Jumilla (80MVA) substations.
The company said that, the new installations in Extremadura, which add 112MVA, entailed investment of E8.7 million and include the La Coronada (25MVA) and Casas Don Pedro (25MVA) substations, both situated in the Badajoz province.
In Valencia, the company has invested E16.8 million in facilities with a capacity of 200MVA, including the El Cantalar substation (100MVA) in Alicante. In Castilla y Leon the company has built substations which add 80MVA at a cost of E9.5 million, including the Poligono Industrial de Salas (45MVA) facility in Burgos.
The company has expanded eight facilities in the Madrid region, increasing their capacity by 392MVA. Investment in this infrastructure totaled E27.1 million. The company has also added 85MVA in Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country with one new substation built in each of these regions.
