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The president of the Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, said today that "our region is leading in the production of photovoltaic solar energy, with a net generating solar farms, with a cumulative installed capacity of 304 megawatts, the equivalent energy to supply to 121,600 homes. "

Valcárcel made these statements at the opening today of three solar parks promoted by the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Region of Murcia (Fecoam) in Sparta farm located in Blanca, accompanied by the local mayor, Rafael Laorden, the Minister of Universities, Enterprise and Innovation, Salvador Marin, and the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerda.

This is a facility of solar energy production, said the regional president, "have a clear social, as it will help the revitalization of the agricultural area to generate significant revenues for cooperative farmers and increase the production of this energy ".

These facilities have been boosted by 230 Fecoam partners who, Valcarcel said, "did not hesitate once again to invest their savings to create wealth in the region, supporting R & D + i and respect for the environment."

Installed solar farms in the region produce 486,400,000 kilowatt hours per year and prevent the emission of 243,200 tons of carbon dioxide, with a clear environmental benefit and improve air quality.

The Murcia region is ranked third in sales volume to the electrical system of electricity from photovoltaic systems in Spain, which, said the regional president, "leads us to be the top consumers per capita of the Spanish state photovoltaics and EU likely. "

Strategic sector, dynamic and wealth generator

Valcárcel praised the great challenge that this sector have made Murcia farmers to complete their farm income and generate new areas of production, because, he said, "are the first environmentalists and have always been known for innovation in the knowledge base, to go ahead despite the adversities and, in the case of the Region of Murcia, in making the field in a strategic sector, dynamic and generator of wealth. "

In addition, regarding the conditions enjoyed by the regional territory to locate such facilities, said that "we have some excellent features for solar energy production, making the sun on our oil."

In the Region of Murcia has grown from an installed capacity of 30.5 MW at year-end 2007 to 304.07 MW, representing an increase of 899 per cent.

All this has been possible, in addition to the climatological characteristics of the Community of Murcia, the regional government provision to expedite the formalities that has been made for the implementation of solar farms.

In this sense, the president said that "from the regional government have very clear that we must continue to promote all aspects of renewable energy, not just solar, both photovoltaic and solar thermal, but also wind and generated from biomass. "

All this are industries with a great future, based on R + D + i, skilled employment and the environment capable of attracting significant investment and boost the economy.

Fecoam has promoted, with a total 230 members of the federation, the solar orchard area of La Rambla area of La Serrana, in Cieza, and the Place of Sparta in White, with a capacity greater than 12 megawatts, a production the year is estimated at more than 22 million kilowatts and that they avoid the annual emission of nearly 17,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Blanca