The company has requested that offshore sites be reserved for it to conduct studies prior to applying for permits to build the facilities at Costa de la Luz, Punta del Gato, Punta de las Salinas, Costa de Azahar, Costa de la Luz and Banco de Trafalgar. Each site will have a capacity of around 489MW, according to the utility.
The timeframe for the commissioning of these facilities is between 2011 and 2015, so the installations are not included in Iberdrola’s current project pipeline, which stands around 42,000MW.
The renewable energy unit of Spain’s Iberdrola utility group plans to add 200MW of offshore wind power capacity in the UK, with the 167MW West of Duddon Sands project and the 35MW Shell Flats wind farm. The company is also reportedly involved in the development of installations in Germany.
