EDP Renovables Spain Expands Capacity by 10 MW

EDP Renovables España is expanding its energy infrastructure in Andalusia through a 6 million investment focused on solar-wind hybridization. The Portuguese company is adding 10 megawatts (MW) of power to an existing 30 MW facility.

This initiative is part of a broader strategic effort to combine different renewable energy technologies at single sites to optimize power generation and land use.

Strategic Growth and Investment Targets

The project in Andalusia aligns with EDP’s strategic plan for 2023–2026, which involves a gross investment of €25 billion. Of this total, approximately €21 billion, or 85%, is dedicated to renewable energy sources, while €4 billion, or 15%, is allocated to distribution grids.

Under this plan, the company is targeting gross additions of 4.5 GW of renewable capacity per year. The objective is to reach approximately 33 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2026, with a long-term goal to exceed 50 GW by 2030.

EDP has established a specific diversification target for its renewable portfolio investment:

• Onshore wind: 40%
• Utility-scale solar: 40%
• Solar distributed generation: 12%
• Offshore wind: 5%
• Batteries and hydrogen: 3%

The company has reiterated its commitment to reach 100% renewable generation by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2040, as approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). EDP aims to abandon coal-fired generation by 2025.

Operational Developments in Spain

Beyond the Andalusia project, EDP Renovables has recently commissioned the Quintanilla II wind farm in Burgos. This project features GE137 turbines, each with a power output of 3.33 MW and a rotor diameter of 137 metres. The total capacity of the Quintanilla II wind farm is almost 10 MW.

The turbines at Quintanilla II reach a total height of 199.9 metres to the tip of the blade, making them some of the tallest constructions in Spain.

Regarding asset management, the evolution of EDP’s installed capacity in the first half of 2025 was affected by an asset rotation deal in Spain closed in the second quarter of 2025, involving 83 MW. The company has a target of €2 billion in asset rotation proceeds for 2025 and has already signed two transactions across Europe and North America.

Market Context

These investments come amid a shifting landscape for solar energy in Europe. According to reports from Solar Power Europe, Spain was one of five top EU solar markets—alongside Poland, the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary—that installed less solar capacity in 2024 compared to the capacity installed in 2023.