Ecoener is the most successful bidder in the Canary Islands wind energy tender process, securing 31 MW of capacity

• The only MW awarded in La Gomera will promote the goal of a 100% sustainable island.
• The 31MW of wind power is equivalent to 6.85 million euros and makes Ecoener the largest awardee in this call for tenders.

La Coruña, 13 May 2021 - Ecoener continues its growth in the Canary Islands with the award of 31% of the total aid granted in the second Call for Aid for investment in wind power production facilities located on the islands (EOLCAN 2), projects co-financed with ERDF Funds. These awards are equivalent to 6.85 million euros and make Ecoener the largest awardee of this call.

The company has also been the top awardee on the island of La Gomera with all of the concessions, which will allow it to further the Canary Islands government’s goal of making the island 100% sustainable. This coincides with Ecoener’s commitment to promote the development of renewable energies throughout the region, with the aim of achieving 50% penetration of these energies by 2025.

The six new projects, five of them located in La Gomera, each with 2.35 MW, and one in Gran Canaria with 19.2 MW, will have a total installed capacity of 31 MW and reinforce the company’s leading position in the archipelago. Ecoener will have a total of 117.6 MW in the islands, between development, construction and operation, making it the leader in the sector in the Canary Islands.

These new wind farms are in the construction phase and are scheduled to be commissioned in 2022. Furthermore, with their commissioning, 29,765 families will be supplied with 100% renewable energy and will avoid the emission of 62,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, making a significant contribution to achieving the objective of total decarbonisation of the Canary Islands by 2040.