several small-scale solar projects are in amongst the large-scale winners. Credit: Anpier

Spain's energy ministry has released the full list of winners from its latest renewables auction, with several small-scale projects in amongst the large-scale winners.

A total of 3,909MW of solar PV capacity and 1,128MW of wind capacity was awarded to 40 companies, in yesterday's auction.

The list of solar winners was as follows:

Solar Developer capacity awarded (MW) Alten El Casar 13 Alter Enersun 50 Biertec 2000 0.1 Climaster Solar FV 3.9 Cobra Concesiones 1,550 Dalar Solar 1.6 Desarrollos Fotovoltaicos Merdionales 316 Enel Green Power Espana 338.7 Engie 50 Fres Wind Moon Systems 23.75 Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables 250 Gestamp Eolica 24 Grupo Tec Servicios Avanzados 91.7 Isabel Sevillano Martin 0.5 Janez Y Carrera 1 Jorge Energy 9.4 Lipmes 1.5 Lotapera 182.5 Meteo For Energy 0.3 Monegros Solar 50 Operating Business 2 20 Otras Producciones De Energia Fotovoltaica 200 Planta FV3 250 Raiola Future 1.5 Rios Renovables 21 Sinlimitsol 2 Solar Fotovoltaica Navarra 1.15 Solarpack 0.1 Solmayor Energias Renovables 0.42 X-Elio Energy 455

A spokesperson for Spanish solar asociation UNEF told PV Tech: "We think that this is a good spread of project sizes, as both utilities and companies are included as auction winners.

"As we can see from the winners list, the winning companies are among the most consolidated ones (Alten, Alter, Gestamp, Solarpack, Rios Renovables) in the Spanish PV sector."

Three utilities, Enel Green Power España, Engie España and Gas Natural Fenosa, won a total of 638MW capacity.

Daniel Perez, a lawyer closely involved in Spain's solar sector, told PV Tech: "We still don't know the size of the projects, as each company can divide its allocated power in as many plants as it desires. Thus, we know of some, like X-Elio, that they only have one project."

Perez also noted that the origins of some of the companies listed are unknown at present - adding: "Cobra is owned by ACS, for example. [Some] other companies are unknown so far, but they might be participated by big companies."

He also said that projects are likely to be identified in six months time.

PV Tech has already reported a positive reaction from the industry, given that wind took away almost the entire capacity in the previous May auction.

In terms of wind energy, Alfanar (720MW), Greenalia Power (133MW), Ibervento Infraestructuras (171.6MW) dominated yesterday's auction.