Los Montesinos approves floating solar plant with batteries on two irrigation reservoirs
The project includes 1,344 panels covering 5,598 square metres, an investment of €748,248 and a maximum construction period of eleven months.
Alicante’s Territorial Service for Industry, Energy and Mines has authorised Operativa 2000, S.L. to build a floating solar plant with batteries on two irrigation reservoirs on plot 167, section 2, in Los Montesinos. The decision, dated 21 October 2026, grants prior administrative authorisation and construction approval, and approves the plan to dismantle the installation and restore the site at the end of its useful life.
The project includes 1,344 photovoltaic panels, covering 5,598 square metres across the two reservoirs. The panels will have a peak capacity of 967.68 kilowatts (kWp). The system will also include batteries with a capacity of 554 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and a power output of 250 kilowatts (kW).
The total authorised installed capacity is 1.21768 megawatts. However, the amount of energy that can be fed into the grid will be limited to 0.96768 megawatts, the capacity granted for the connection. The approved overall construction budget is €748,248.06; the estimated cost of removing the installation and restoring the site is €20,749.13.
The company will have a maximum of eleven months to complete the works, starting from the day after the decision is notified. The energy authorisation does not replace the licences and permits required to begin operations. Before it can start operating, the plant must also obtain an operating authorisation.
The decision states that the environmental assessment, dated 6 October 2026, concluded that the project would have no significant effects provided the specified conditions are met. It also notes that the floating design reduced the area initially planned for the installation from 9,449 to 5,598 square metres, and that the plot will retain its agricultural use.
Operativa 2000 submitted its application on 13 July 2021. During the process, a dispute arose with the distribution network operator over grid access, which the National Commission on Markets and Competition resolved in September 2022. The current approval allows the project to move on to the construction phase, subject to the permits and requirements set out in the decision.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, using public sources.
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