Three Zelestra photovoltaic plants in Castilla-La Mancha reach full operation, supplying roughly 130 GWh a year to Tesla under a power purchase agreement.
Zelestra has announced full commercial operation of three photovoltaic plants located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Brazatortas I, II and IV facilities total 57 megawatts alternating current (MWac) and are contracted under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tesla. According to Zelestra, the three sites will supply approximately 130 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy per year to the automaker. The company states that the plants reached full operation on schedule.
The plants were delivered by Zelestra’s in-house engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) team, allowing the company to directly control the delivery schedule of its solar projects. Other developers have recently announced comparable milestones in the sector, such as ContourGlobal, which began construction of a 131 MWp solar-storage hybrid project in Chile, or Push Power, which secured the Kentishes solar extension with battery storage in the UK. These announcements illustrate the continued rollout of solar projects paired with storage across several continents.
Tesla also recently signed a new 140 MWac PPA with Zelestra for the Lumen Farm solar project, located in Texas, in the United States. The agreement covers a larger capacity than the Spanish contract and confirms the commercial relationship between the two companies across multiple markets. Zelestra did not specify a commissioning timeline for this US project.
Jaime Burguete, chief executive officer of Zelestra in Spain, said that reaching full operation at Brazatortas was an important milestone for the company, ensuring Tesla has the energy it needs on time. According to him, these projects demonstrate Zelestra’s ability to deliver reliable, customer-focused renewable energy solutions while continuing to grow its platform in Spain.
In Spain, Zelestra says it holds a portfolio of solar, battery energy storage system (BESS) and wind projects totaling 6.8 gigawatts (GW), of which 1.2 GW is already under contract. The country is one of the company’s four strategic growth markets, alongside the United States, Germany and Italy. Zelestra works there with some of the world’s largest corporate energy buyers, according to the company.
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