“Wind farms have an impact on the environment, but they also benefit emissions”

Inigo AnsolCEO of the EVEthe Basque energy entity, was interviewed this Wednesday on Radio Euskadi’s “Boulevard” program, where he pointed out that the energy dependence that Europe has from other countries. “Energy policy needed renewable energy to combat climate change, and in that sense, they tried to implement this kind of energy, but in the last year, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, everything has accelerated because of this dependence,” he said. gas and electricity priceshe didn’t want to predict “where the shots will go” as “there could be a lot of changes”.

Without disregarding the present, he has also referred to the Wind farms Labraza and Azazeta, which he has said have already obtained the environmental impact statement. “The more renewables, the less fossil hydrocarbons. That’s why the price of electricity will fall. Hopefully we can implement as soon as possible these projects,” he said.

Every park will have 40 megawatts of power installed, but according to Ansola “the road doesn’t end there, we need more renewable energy”. “These parks have their Impact on the environmentbut also a beneficial effect on the emissionsand in turn are fully compatible with the environment. The big challenge of all these projects is how to socialize these infrastructures and benefit the citizens of the area, both in terms of access to energy and their participation,” he added.

He has also been in favor of repowering wind farms, “but that will come when the business plan for each farm expires.” “By modernizing the parks we also don’t get all the renewable energy we need, which is why new parks are needed,” he stressed.

Asked by him emergency plan which has been active since August 2022, the general manager of EVE is satisfied: “We are on the right track in terms of natural gas consumption, because it has decreased by 20% as of January.”

Finally, it considered that the “good news” is that Iberdrola has raised 4.3 billion euros in 2022. “These benefits have a direct impact on the value chain. Being a Basque company, the benefits extend to all Basque citizens. It helps to have a society with high quality indexes in all public services,” concluded he.