Generalitat approves 1.6 MW solar plant in Pilar de la Horadada
The installation will cover 20,328 square metres in polygon 8 and must be built within a maximum of twelve months, once the necessary permits have been obtained.
The Generalitat has authorised Huerto Solar Cuzco, S. L. to build the FV Cuzco solar plant in Pilar de la Horadada. The decision by the Alicante Territorial Service for Industry, Energy and Mines, dated 29 September, was published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) on 26 October 2026. The project involves an investment of €861,734.49 and sets a maximum of twelve months for the installation work to be completed.
The plant will be located in polygon 8, across three sections, and will have 2,784 solar panels. Its nominal capacity will be 1.6 megawatts (MW), while the grid connection will be capped at 1.4 MW. The installation will cover a total area of 20,328 square metres, with the panels directly occupying 7,520 square metres.
The approved budget is divided between €800,758 for the plant, €19,747 for the switching station and €41,229 for the medium-voltage electrical infrastructure. Electricity will be carried away via an underground 20-kilovolt line. The switching station will be handed over to I-DE, the distribution company.
The preliminary administrative authorisation and construction authorisation allow the project to proceed, but the developer must obtain the relevant licences and permits before work begins. The twelve-month period set out in the decision applies to the installation work.
The application also includes a decommissioning and restoration plan valued at €75,532.65. The decision sets out protection measures for wildlife and for the pipelines operated by the Mancomunidad de los Canales del Taibilla, which must be taken into account as the plant is developed.
The application process began in January 2023. During the territorial assessment, a change to the layout of the panels was proposed because of the flood risk identified in part of the original site. A subsequent report, cited in the information about the decision, concluded that the final layout was not affected by that risk.
The project went through several administrative stages before receiving authorisation. Documents from an earlier stage listed a different peak capacity for the panels from the figure in the information about the final decision; the figures relate to documents from different stages. The authorisation now published allows the project to continue through the steps required before construction of a solar energy plant in the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, using public sources.
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