Iberdrola has secured grid access for its 100 MW Ekienea solar PV project in the Basque Country, Spain. The project is a private-public collaboration involving the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), the regional council of Alava, and the Mondragon Group, a Basque cooperative of companies.
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