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The Directorate General of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Autonomous Region of Murcia has authorized the execution of a new wind farm on the hill of La Tella in the town of Jumilla, as confirmed by the Councillor for Economy and Industry Jesus Sánchez.

The company will carry out the project is PREALSA (Wind Promotions Altiplano) and will consist of 33 wind turbines that will generate a total of 49.5 megawatts of power (1.5 megawatts each).

Of total wind turbine mount 22 is installed in public and 11 private property.

The works of this wind farm will begin in 2009 and budget execution will be around 400 million euros.

Sanchez has indicated that this project has all the favorable environmental report, carried out locally and by the Autonomous Community, "this project has had several claims that have had to correct causing the relocation of several wind turbines were near areas that had some environmental interest. "

It has also been alleged in the sense of proximity to a solar plant, "but the resolution of the autonomous region has been favorable to authorize this wind farm and in the future also authorize the solar park upon completion of construction of the first."

The Councillor for Economy and Industry has reported that "the town hall, part of the planning permission and rates of activity has a fee for the public forest, which are fixed annual income for 20 years at a rate of EUR 4,500 megawatt years ".

Likewise, Jesus Sanchez has taken stock of the wind farms installed in Jumilla.

At present there are 6 parks that are in operation and represent revenue to the town hall at around 600,000 euros.

"We also have in the process of administrative approval, a part of it on the hill of La Tella, the Sierra de las Cabras and the Sierra del Molar, which is in the preliminary request of the relevant licenses and there is another most backward in the procedure is the Sierra de La Pedrera "added Sanchez.

Councillor for Economy and Industry is "pleased that Jumilla is at the head of renewables, not only regionally but also to national, the municipality of Jumilla is located within ten municipalities statewide that more energy generates clean and renewable. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla