The Minister of Ecological Transition of the Canary Islands Government, Mariano H. Zapata, has declared of general interest a project to install a photovoltaic plant in Mácher, in the municipality of Tías. Despite the refusal of the City Council and the Cabildo of Lanzarote.
The initiative, presented by a private company, contemplates an installation of 7,040 solar panels with a power of up to 2,042 kWp, on the road between La Asomada and La Vega de Tegoyo, in the same town.
The studied plot has an area of 103,980 square meters and is classified as rustic land for agricultural protection. Next to the farm where the plant is planned, is the Mácher electrical substation, responsible for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy.
The Canarian Executive supports this decision in "the need to promote" the production of renewables and ensures that "these competitive procedures are necessary to minimize the cost" of energy production and make investments "economically viable".
Ecological Transition justifies its declaration of general interest in that investors can "participate" in the "competitive concurrence procedures" and obtain remuneration or investment aid to "make them profitable." In addition, it highlights that without these procedures "it would not be possible to cover the quotas of renewable energies" required by the State. Thus, it ensures that its installation would reduce the cost of electricity and contribute to the fight against climate change and boost the economy.
The budget to carry out this plant is 1.9 million euros and the execution period of the works for this project is 24 months from the administrative authorizations.
After the declaration of general interest, the City Council of Tías and the Cabildo of Lanzarote have one month to show again their disagreement and the incompatibility of the project with the urban planning in force.
