When it comes to the Pego fair transition challenge in Portugal, Enel-affiliated Endesa came out on top with a scheme that combines a hybridization of renewable energy and storage in Europe’s largest battery with socio-economic development activities.
Additionally, the business got 224 MVA of power connection rights for the installation of solar power, wind power with integrated storage, and an electrolyzer for the generation of green hydrogen through its Portuguese subsidiary, Endesa Generación Portugal.
A battery storage system with a total capacity of 168.6 MW will be used in conjunction with additional solar (365 MWp) and wind (264 MW) power built under a hybridization regime funded by 600 million euros in investment from Endesa. For those surpluses that the storage system can’t handle, an electrolyzer of 500 kW capacity will be added. Nearly 6,000 hours of output per year will be possible with this project, which is far more than can be achieved with a traditional thermal plant.
The Endesa project comprises a training plan of more than 12,000 hours for more than 2,000 personnel participating in the closing of the Pego coal plant. This training program includes classes on everything from solar-plant building and assembly to renewable-energy plant operation and maintenance. Agriculture, cattle, and beekeeping are just some of the basic sector activities that will be interspersed between panels. Last but not least, there are electives in areas including business administration and digital technologies. Plant employees in the Abrantes region will be given preferential access to these courses as a result of these measures.
