Magtel has contributed to the new circular economy model that Covap will start operating in 2024, building a photovoltaic park on the premises of the Valle de los Pedroches Livestock Cooperative. The objective is to cover 80% of its energy needs from renewable sources from that year onwards.

This project is an example of the contribution of advanced tech solutions in energy and environmental sustainability for industry, applying the innovation that characterises Magtel.

In addition to the 6 MW photovoltaic plant with an output of 11,000 Mw/year, a 7 MW biogas plant to be developed by Genia Bioenergy, which will supply 40,000 MW/year, and the biomass plant of 13.4 MW with thermal storage. This new generation of solar thermal plants are deployed by Veolia that will generate 80,000 MW/year.

This commitment to sustainability has led Covap to invest 25 million euros in an extensive renewable energy programme with which it intends to establish a 360º management system in which, using solar energy, waste and by-products from
the members’ livestock farms and manufacturing processes and organic material of forestry origin, it will generate the electricity and steam needed by its five industrial plants.