Tarragona plans to boost an urban plant of up to 6 megawatts of power on municipal land, a project that will be supported by 15,000 solar panels and that will have one of its central points in Bonavista, with a pergola over the street market and several photovoltaic structures in its surroundings.
An installation distributed in different points of the surroundings of Bonavista
The action contemplates 15,000 solar panels within a network of supports and facilities distributed in this area of the city. The most visible element will be the pergola planned over the Bonavista market, to which other photovoltaic structures will be added in the immediate surroundings.
The municipal forecast involves deploying an urban-type plant on publicly owned land, with a maximum capacity of 6 megawatts. It is an intervention designed to generate energy in the urban area itself and allocate it to various uses of public and social interest.
Supply for equipment and support to vulnerable families
Among the objectives of the project is the supply of public equipment, in addition to the reduction of the electricity bill for vulnerable families. The initiative also incorporates energy storage capacity, with the intention of improving the management of the electricity produced and expanding its utilization.
That approach combines direct generation with systems that allow reserving part of the energy for its later use, within a scheme oriented both to municipal consumption and to the relief of costs in households with more difficulties.
An investment of up to 15 million
The operation is outlined with a public-private investment formula and could reach 15 million euros. The final figure will depend on the project's development and the technical and economic fit of the planned installation.
With this proposal, Tarragona draws a large-scale action in the heart of the urban environment, with the Bonavista market pergola as a prominent piece and with the aspiration to combine energy production, social support and supply for public services in the same infrastructure.