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This project will be a great economic boost for its ability to create jobs and that placed the city at the head of an industrial area loaded with future such as the renewable energy, because it will have capacity to supply renewable energy to nearly 170,000 homes, avoiding emit 475,000 tons of carbon dioxide and use of 200,000 tonnes of oil

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, received this morning the Strategic Vice President Andaltia, Pedro Sanchez, promoter of solar photovoltaic plant Lorca Solar, to sign an "Agreement of intent for the promotion of Lorca Solar Project", through the which the city Council and the promoter encourage their collaboration to expedite the process, while a number of conditions aimed at strengthening the relationship of Lorca Solar with business and labor fabric of the municipality stipulated.

Francisco Jodar has stressed that "it is a plant with capacity to supply renewable energy to nearly 170,000 homes, creating 590 direct jobs and avoid emitting 475,000 tons of carbon dioxide and the use of 200,000 tons of oil annually, which means building in the town of Lorca's largest solar photovoltaic plant in the world. therefore, our town has the best conditions to become an industry benchmark for the production of clean energy. "

Lorca Mayor said that "the strong commitment we make from Lorca by this project will be a great economic boost for their ability to create jobs and it will put the city at the head of an industrial area loaded with future as it is to the renewable energy. in recent years have been completing various bureaucratic processes to build solar plant in the village of Zarcilla, ideal location for such activity. "

Jodar explained that "today have overcome the various environmental, operational and logistical procedures. It has long been the work from Andaltia have had to develop, but the magnitude of the project was essential to move forward with a firm step and save all formalities necessary to bring up such an important project that, in fact, is the Strategic project for the Region of Murcia since 2011. today is the penultimate administrative step to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. once saved the same, only it will grant the construction permit and operating license by the city of Lorca to the center can be built. "

Francisco Jodar said that "the Consistory commit to study the realization of measures to promote economic and social development of the bordering the project districts, and to facilitate the development company the necessary facilities to impart training courses to staff other related with the project. "

Lorca Mayor explained that "Andaltia, meanwhile, undertakes to give priority to hiring companies here in Lorca or Aledo and Totana neighbors when implementing the central regarding the acquisition of supplies, provided they are competitive in the market. Similarly, hiring companies or people here will be prioritized to perform maintenance Solar Lorca project throughout the life of the plant, as long as they have qualified and accredited for the performance of such activities experience. "

Jodar, finally, stressed that "today, both the City Council Andaltia commit to linking Lorca Solar with Lorca and Lorca. Because of the magnitude of the project and so will mean for our municipality in the present and in the future, it is logical to strengthen that relationship of trust that allows us to become a benchmark as soon as possible for renewable energy, while employment and create synergies with local and regional productive sector ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca