A plant co-funded by the European Union.
Biomasa Sierra de Gata has received a grant from the Regional Government of Extremadura, co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), for its plant in Villasbuenas de Gata, Spain.
What has been funded
Pellet manufacturing plant, EX-205 road, km 43.7, Villasbuenas de Gata (Cáceres, Spain). File BIO-20-0011.
Grant awarded by the Regional Government of Extremadura (Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Sustainable Development) on 14 October 2024, under Decree 160/2018 on aid for the production of solid biofuels from biomass. The European Union co-funds 80% of the grant through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), under the Extremadura Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
Objectives
To create in Villasbuenas de Gata a new industrial facility producing pellets, a solid biofuel made from forest biomass (maritime pine from sawmills and woodland within a 100 km radius), and to generate 10 new jobs in a rural municipality.
Results
A plant with capacity for 40,000 tonnes of pellets a year, equivalent to 192 GWh of locally sourced renewable energy.