- It will be the third, as it has raised two others in Añana, passing through the Llanada and the Rioja Alavesa. The municipalities of several localities have shown themselves against this precautionary measure.
The private company Forestalia intends to build a third line of high voltage in Álava, according to El Correo, which operates in the Basque Country. The energy from the wind farms of Zaragoza would transport it to Miranda de Ebro by Ribera Baja, Armiñón and Berantevilla. The Ministry of Territorial Policy has reported the intention of installing ten towers, 46 meters high, three in the Berantevilla, four in Armiñón and three in the Ribera Baja.
According to the project submitted to the Ministry, the high-voltage line will pass above the agricultural land in Berantevilla, will pass through the Zadorra River, will also pass through the unurbanizable land of cattle interest in Armiñón and will occupy 425 meters of urban land in Ribera Baja.
In total, from Zaragoza to Miranda de Ebro, the line will have 185.1 kilometers on land and 1.24 underground, and will transport 309.6 megawatts.
Other two lines in Álava
Forestalia has two other projects in Álava. One of them would cross part of the squares of Rioja Alavesa and Añana, with thirty high-tension towers, between 45 and 70 meters high. Twenty of them would be found in Labastida, near vineyards of high scenic and oenological value. The surrounding municipalities and the Provincial Council of Álava were against this measure.
The second projected line would cross the Alavesa Plain with 88 towers of 72 meters high. It would affect the municipalities of Asparrena, San Millán, Salvatierra, Iruraiz-Gauna, Barrundia and Elburg, and would end in the Arrazua Ubarrundia substation.
Last week, the City Council of Salvatierra rejected in full the high-voltage line that the company Forestalia Renewables intends to carry out through the Alavesa Plain. According to EH Bildu, on the one hand it was argued that this infrastructure would cause serious impacts on the region and, on the other hand, the project opened the door to the privatization of energy transport.
The City of Barrundia, for its part, also adopted a resolution against the high-voltage line on Monday. As they have explained, "it is unacceptable that, in the name of green energy, a private company can transport the energy generated in wind power plants through three autonomous communities in 200 km without analyzing alternatives".