Plenitude, Backed by Eni Group, Unveils 50 MW Villanueva II Solar Plant in Torrejoncillo del Rey, Spain

Plenitude, a company under the control of the Italian group Eni, has announced the inauguration of the Villanueva II solar plant in Torrejoncillo del Rey, Cuenca province. The facility boasts an installed capacity of 50 MW, featuring over 76,000 photovoltaic modules spread across nearly 100 hectares. It is expected to produce approximately 100 GWh of electricity annually.

Grupo Zaragozá, specializing in renewable energy plant development and construction, and Sólida, offering engineering and consulting services in the renewable energy sector, collaborated on the project.

Mariangiola Mollicone, Director of Renewables in Western Europe and General Director of Plenitude Renovables Spain, highlighted the significance of this project within Plenitude’s global growth strategy. She stated, “The development of the wind and photovoltaic sectors is key to Plenitude’s global growth strategy, aiming to achieve over 4 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2024, scaling to more than 8 GW by 2027 and exceeding 15 GW by 2030.”

With Villanueva II now operational, Plenitude claims approximately 430 MW of solar and wind power plants in operation across Spain, located in Galicia, La Rioja, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Murcia. The company also acknowledges ongoing construction projects totaling more than 1,000 MW in Andalusia (Seville and Granada), Castilla y León (Salamanca and Soria), and Extremadura (Badajoz).