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The Generalitat invests 1.4 million euros in photovoltaic plants for the ports of Benicarló, Peñíscola, Borriana, Xàbia, Altea, Vila Joiosa and Santa Pola

 

 

• The Generalitat invests 1.4 million euros in photovoltaic plants for the ports of Benicarló, Peñíscola, Borriana, Xàbia, Altea, La Vila...
• Councillor Martínez Mus emphasizes that "Carlos Mazón's Council is a driving force and example in energy efficiency and the use of renewables"
• Martínez Mus has announced the regeneration of the old Borriana wharf to give it a new public use for the practice of kayak polo

 

The Ministry of Environment, Infrastructure and Territory will invest 1,462,824.86 euros in the installation of photovoltaic solar panels in the ports of Benicarló, Peñíscola, Borriana, Xàbia, Altea, Vila Joiosa and Santa Pola, with the funds Next Generation of the European Union framed in the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

As explained by Councillor Vicente Martínez Mus, during the visit to the port of Borriana, "with this initiative we are making progress in the fight against climate change, since different facilities inside the ports managed directly by the Generalitat".

Specifically, in Benicarló 175 panels with a peak power of 96.25 kilowatts will be installed on the roof of the shop building, while in Peñíscola the 138 modules that will be on the roof of the offices and booths they will be able to produce 75.9 peak kilowatts. As for the Borriana port market, it will have 220 modules with a capacity of 121 kilowatts.

Regarding the Alicante ports, the roof of the market and the offices of the port of Xàbia (with 119 modules) will supply 64.45 peak kilowatts; in Altea, the fish market and the fishermen's huts will distribute 218 modules with a combined power of 119.9 peak kilowatts, and in the port of Vila Joiosa, the 180 modules installed on the huts will generate 99 kilowatts peak

For councillor Martínez Mus, "the Administration must be a driving force and example in terms of energy efficiency and the use of renewables and, for this reason, the Council chaired by Carlos Mazón is making a serious and determined commitment to equip the buildings and public installations managed by the Generalitat of photovoltaic installations that help save energy and, in this way, contribute to the fight against climate change".

Regeneration of the old wharf
Martínez Mus has taken advantage of the visit to announce that the Council is working on the regeneration of the old Borriana wharf to turn it into a public square with access to the dock to practice kayak polo in the port of Borriana.

It is, the councillor explained, a "degraded and disused area" to which the Generalitat will give "a new public use to turn it into a recreational and sports area for the practice of kayak polo. This action is another tourist and sports resource for Borriana and the port, since an area that has been forgotten until now is being remodeled", he assured.

The works consist of regenerating 2,200 square meters of public space, as well as building a staircase that will facilitate access to the sea for the kayak polo team. In addition, this new space will be connected to the adjacent road that gives access to the Escola de la Mar. To improve the integration between the port and the city, the wall that currently separates the city from the wharf will be demolished and a port sculpture will be installed there.