Digital newspaper from the south of Gran Canaria
Digital newspaper from the south of Gran Canaria
The Canary Islands Government’s Ministry of Ecological Transition and Energy has taken a decisive step towards consolidating renewable energy in southeastern Gran Canaria. Through a resolution issued on July 29, 2025—published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) on December 29, 2025—the Directorate General for Ecological Transition has issued a favorable Environmental Impact Assessment for the “La Punta II Hybrid Wind-Photovoltaic Power Plant with Storage” project. This initiative, promoted by the company Satocan Conservación y Mantenimiento, SL, will be developed in the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, strengthening the area’s energy infrastructure.
The project stands out for its innovative nature, combining three key technologies in a single location. It involves hybridizing the existing La Punta II wind farm (9 MW) with a new 2,34 MW photovoltaic solar plant and a state-of-the-art battery energy storage system. The solar installation will occupy approximately 3,6 hectares and will feature more than 4.700 photovoltaic panels, while the battery system will store up to 7,827 MWh, ensuring that the energy can be fed into the grid in a controlled and efficient manner.
This ambitious project has received significant financial backing from the European Union. It has been awarded a grant of €2.223.644,26 through the NextGenerationEU funds, managed by IDAE within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. This investment aims to promote energy storage systems in the island territories to improve renewable energy management and advance towards the genuine decarbonization of the archipelago.
From an environmental perspective, the resolution concludes that the project will not have significant impacts requiring a more complex, standard environmental assessment. This is because the power plant will be located on land already altered by human activity, situated near a quarry and an existing wind farm. The report emphasizes that the design has been conceived to minimize earthmoving and utilize existing connection infrastructure on the site.
However, the Canary Islands Government has imposed strict conditions for the operational and construction phases. Satocan must ensure impeccable management of hazardous waste, especially lithium batteries, and carry out regular measurements to guarantee that electromagnetic fields remain at levels safe for the population. With a lifespan of 25 years, this hybrid power plant is poised to become a model of efficiency for southern Gran Canaria, allowing for the optimization of every ray of sunshine and every gust of wind the island receives.
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