The Pueblo Verde de Almonte community project in the municipality of Almonte (Huelva) will be commissioned in three phases from 2025. With an installed capacity of 1.45 megawatts and more than 3,500 connected users, it will be the largest solar community in the country. The plant will feed renewable electricity directly into the local grid, covering up to 30 percent of the annual consumption of participating households and businesses.
More solar power per square metre
Aiko
The project uses 2,000 N-type modules supplied by Aiko, installed across 7,500 square metres of roof space. Components were provided by Sumsol and installed by Inercia Energía, a Grupo Cecsa company. The €1.1 million investment generates around 2.25 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, avoiding 585 tonnes of CO₂. The additional modules have increased capacity by 61.75 kilowatts, delivering an extra 212 megawatt hours annually.
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According to Antonio Abad, head of business development at Grupo Cecsa, efficiency per square metre was decisive: “With the Aiko modules, we were able to increase capacity on the same footprint, which is a key advantage given the nature of the building stock.” The plant’s levelised cost of electricity is estimated at 13.41 cents per kilowatt hour, below the regional electricity price of about 15 cents.
Model for collective self-consumption
The plant is located in one of the hottest regions of Spain. Aiko’s ABC modules have a temperature coefficient of minus 0.26 percent per degree Celsius, which reduces energy losses at high temperatures. The Pueblo Verde de Almonte concept is privately financed and provides a model for collective self-consumption that can be replicated in other communities in Spain and across Europe. (nhp)
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