The Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha will participate with a 15% stake in the capital of the company Red de Calor de Guadalajara SL, which is building the biomass-powered infrastructure promoted by our partner REBI.
The regional government has formalized a stake of 15% in the capital of the company Red de Calor de Guadalajara SL, through the INGENIO CLM Fund integrated into the 50% by the Society for Industrial Development of Castilla-La Mancha (Sodicaman) and Sepides.
In addition, the Castilla-La Mancha Finance Institute has granted REBI a loan of 1.5 million euros to facilitate the continuation of the project, which requires an investment of 19.3 million euros.
The heat network powered by biomass It will be able to supply heating and hot water to 5,500 homes, in addition to public buildings and industries in Guadalajara.
The four biomass boilers, each with a capacity of 7 MW, will consume 25,000 tons of wood chips per year, preventing the emission of 15,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
The power plant is practically finished and work continues on installing the pre-insulated pipes. through the two branches that run through the city. Hot water supply for heating and domestic hot water is scheduled to begin in April for the first residents connected to the network.
Castilla-La Mancha has a Regional Forest Biomass Strategy Since 2018, it includes measures to promote sustainable forest management, develop the market with incentives for the production and consumption of biomass, with a special focus on public buildings, and support research, training and dissemination of the benefits of using biomass to obtain thermal energy.
The Vice President of Castilla-La Mancha, José Luis Martínez Guijarro, recently visited the power plant that supplies the network, accompanied by other members and officials from the regional and provincial governments.