Villameca solar plant begins operation as Recurrent Energy expands in Spain

Recurrent Energy has started commercial operations at the 200 MWp Villameca solar project in Castilla y León, Spain. The project adds to its Spanish portfolio, which includes the Rey Solar Project and the Tordesillas Project, and is expected to help push its operational solar capacity in Spain to around 1 GW by the end of 2026. The site is also expected to be hybridised with battery storage to support grid stability and reduce emissions.

Villameca, a 200 MWp facility in Castilla y León, has entered commercial service. It joins Recurrent Energy's existing Spanish assets: the 426 MWp Rey Solar Project in Andalucía and the 315 MWp Tordesillas Project, also in Castilla y León, with the latter slated to connect later in 2026. Together, these developments are projected to lift the company's operating solar capacity in Spain to roughly 1 GW by year-end 2026. The Villameca site is also planned to incorporate battery storage, which may help stabilize the grid and cut emissions further.

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Villameca, a 200 MWp solar installation in Castilla y León, has begun commercial operation. It joins Recurrent Energy's Spanish portfolio, which includes the 426 MWp Rey Solar Project in Andalucía and the 315 MWp Tordesillas Project in Castilla y León, expected to connect later in 2026. These projects are anticipated to bring the firm's Spanish operating solar capacity to about 1 GW by the end of 2026.

The Villameca site is expected to add battery energy storage, a step intended to aid grid stability and lower emissions. Separately, in August 2026 Recurrent Energy obtained $695 million in project financing and tax equity for its 300 MW Cobalt solar project in Riverside County, California, n