Aena has announced plans to invest approximately $282.57m (€250m) in establishing solar power plants to reduce electricity bills and carbon emissions.
The renewable energy plan, which was recently approved by the board of directors, will see the Spanish airport operator install solar panels in half of its airports by 2026.
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Aena will install solar panels in 20 of the 46 Spanish airports to enable the company to cut its carbon emissions by 40% (167,000 tonnes) by 2025.
The company will also be able to save €52m of its current €75m energy bills.
Aena, which is 51% state-owned, will install photovoltaic solar power plants at Madrid and Barcelona’s airports, among other facilities.
The solar power plants will enable Madrid and Barcelona airports, which represent half of Aena’s emissions, to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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By GlobalDataAs part of its ambitious solar energy plan, Aena has sought proposals from contractors for the construction of a 7.5MW self-consumption solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Madrid Airport.
The estimated value of the contract is €10.957m ($12.4m), according to a notice published in the EU’s Tenders Electronic Daily (TED).
The deadline for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 22 March 2019. Registered users can access procurement documents, including conditions for awarding the contract, at Aena’s website.
Aena will also replace its passenger vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025 and install 2,300 charging stations for EVs in the airport parking facilities.
