The President of Xunta de Galicia recently visited the facilities of the Belesar hydroelectric power station, highlighting the potential that the region has for leading the energy transitionwhile consolidating itself as a reference in the field of production and storage of different types of renewable energy sources.
The President of Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, this morning highlighted the potential that our community has to lead the energy transition and thus consolidate as a reference in the production and storage of renewable energy.
Galicia and renewable energies
This happened during his visit to the facilities of the Belesar hydroelectric power station, which he carried out in the company of the Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana. Rueda praised Belesar’s facilities, which he highlighted as “one of the most important dams in Galicia and Spain»
In this sense, the President of the Regional Government gave this hydroelectric power plant as an example of the commitment to clean energy, and could “reaffirm the natural resources that Galicia has«. Today, our community is the third with the highest share of green energy production, and in the first ten months of the year the percentage of renewable generation reached 85.65% of the total production coming from energy facilities.
Moreover, Rueda emphasized that this potential that Galicia has for the production and storage of renewable energy is essential to be able to develop it “with a purpose” and in an orderly manner.with projects that ensure ecological sustainability and the preservation of the environment«.
For this reason, the autonomous executive implements the Natural Resources Law to ensure that any project of this type has economic and social benefits in the territory“These projects are a guarantee that if we produce energy, we will also be able to supply industries in Galicia that create jobs and that need energy,” the President concluded.
Currently, the community of Galicia is the one with the third best figure in terms of quotas. renewable, clean and green energy production. And while it has the power to be even more efficient in this sector, everything to achieve this must be done in an orderly and meaningful way.