スペインの産業省は、Ciudad Real県のAlcazar de San Juan市に建設予定の太陽光発電所の建設計画の公開入札をスペインの企業のAcciona, Sener ではなく、アメリカ合衆国のカルホルニア州のSolar Reserve会社にマドリッドのアメリカ合衆国大使館の圧力で入札。
Industria solo salva del último recorte una planta solar apadrinada por EEUU
El Gobierno mantiene la retribución a la central que según Wikileaks respaldaba Washington
El Ejecutivo del PSOE le creó en 2010 un concurso a medida de la firma de California
Rafael Méndez Madrid 4 FEB 2013 - 21:18 CET
Industry only saves the last cut solar plant sponsored by the U.S.
The government maintains the remuneration to central Washington as supported Wikileaks
The PSOE Executive created a contest in 2010 as California's signature
Rafael Mendez Madrid 4 FEB 2013 - 21:18 CET
The Ministry of Industry has saved from cuts to renewables published by the Official Gazette on Saturday the CSP plant in Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) in which the company participates California Solar Reserve. This firm had the support of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, according to Wikileaks cables. In 2010 and later, the Socialist Government created a contest that will fit perfectly with the project. Acciona and Sener, who presented best economic and technological, appealed to the High Court. This newspaper yesterday tried unsuccessfully to get the version of Industry.
The solar thermal power plant that the company plans to Solar Reserve in Ciudad Real took part in the talks between the U.S. ambassador in Madrid, Alan Solomont, and the then Minister of Industry, Miguel Sebastián. In 2010, according to an embassy cable to Washington, "the ambassador stressed the importance he gave to the government of Spain favorably consider two solar projects." These investments of Florida Power & Light, which raises two plants in Extremadura, and Solar Reserve, which was left out of the great contest thermosolar submitted after the deadline and with a power higher than allowed. Then the ministry officials pointed out that there was a thermal bubble and it would be difficult to find accommodation.
However, in November of that year, a competition Industry R & D in the hand that opened a new plant. The thermal plants are huge mirrors concentrate the sun and involving an investment of about 300 million. Solar Reserve attended 50% associated with the Spanish Preneal and its main competitor was promoting a plant in Badajoz Acciona and Sener and hybridized with biomass thermal.
Acciona bid a rebate of 20% premium and economic scored 400 points. Solar Reserve, with its reduction of 15%, got 300. In technology, Acciona got 390 of 400 possible points, and Solar Reserve, 329. In the administrative section-have-papers before the contest, Acciona got zero points, and Solar Reserve, 200. Thanks to that Solar Reserve won with 829.30 points against 790.18. Acciona and Sener appealed to the High Court as both the call resolution.
Installation of Solar Reserve itself must pay the 7% tax to the generation
After losing, Spanish companies presented the project to the European Commission, which last December decided to give 70 million grant. Without premium, the plant is not viable and Spain would lose the funds.
The CSP except with the agreement of the Government cuts in 2010. However, in 2012, they removed the executive equivalent premium gas used for burning. Then the law of energy taxation imposed a tax of 7%, and last Friday, the Cabinet approved a new cut: the plants will have to go to the market or the regulated tariff (deletes the most advantageous option, that of market premium) and applies a new measure of inflation that reduces the compensation practice. Acciona fell that day almost 13% on the stock exchange. In addition, represents a cut of 30%, according to the companies.
However, the decree posted Saturday law provides an exception for "the solar thermal technology facilities awarded the arrangements in the third additional provision of Decree 1.565/2010". The only one that is affected by Solar Reserve, because industry did not award other smaller experimental plants.
The text adopted by industry keeps the possibility of the premium market (representing a 10% pay than other plants, according to industry sources) and does not apply the new update of the CPI calculation, which grow during 25 years. Yes have the cut approved last year by using gas and 7% tax that has all the power generation.
Solomont has defended in public-and private-especially in U.S. investments in renewables in Spain. According to one cable, Solomont recalled that "Spanish companies were the most funds received from the stimulus plan of U.S. renewable", and the ministry feared reprisals. Spanish companies like Acciona, Iberdrola and Abengoa have received large government guarantees in the U.S..
The embassy declined to comment on the news yesterday. Industry sources who requested anonymity so as not to look bad with say the U.S. Embassy in Madrid has supported Solar Reserve and the whole industry, and explain the decision of Industry "Solomont power".
The Vice President of Solar Reserve, Alistair Jessop, said in an email on January 22 that his company was still committed to the project "despite the changes in the regulation of renewable energy and taxes." According to Jessop, the plant will
650 direct jobs, 4,000 indirect and use "the most advanced technology in the world tower". This newspaper yesterday tried unsuccessfully to contact Jessop. Theirs will be expected, together with the draft hidroeólico of El Hierro, the only plant raffle renewable moratorium.
Movement in embassies
With each cut premiums for renewables is no movement in a number of embassies in Madrid. Only solar energy, there are investment funds "in countries like the U.S., Germany, Japan, France, United Arab ...", as noted yesterday employers, Protemosolar, in a statement. Pressure to ensure remuneration and claims against the bankruptcy of "legal certainty" has been steady.
In October 2011, the King opened in Seville Torresol solar thermal plant next to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The company Masdar, the Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadela owns 40% of three plants in Andalusia. The rest is of Spanish Sener. When shortly after the inauguration began raw dips, the sovereign fund requested by letter to the King to mediate, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The King's House declined to comment.
Torresol president, Enrique Sendagorta yesterday lamented the damage that the cut because "not only foreign investors but also to the Spanish." From Sendagorta said his group had managed partners to invest 960 million Emirates with "very definite rules". "After the crisis comes and you have to make adjustments, something we understand, but is that [the government] dialogue is absent." From figure Sendagorta the impact of cuts in the last year "31% -32% of the income."
In addition to funds from the U.S. and the Gulf, Swiss investors have interests in two plants in Murcia and Japan's Mitsubishi bought in 2011 for 15% of Acciona solar thermal business. FCC Mitsui is a partner in one of the plants.
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