Siemens has signed an agreement to supply the equipment for UTE Termosolar Olivenza’s planned 50MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the Extremadura region of Spain. The system is expected o be operational by the end of 2012 and when completed it will be fitted with Siemens’ solar receivers and 123 loops of parabolic trough collectors.

UTE will be responsible for engineering, procurement and construction on the plant, which is owned by Ibereólica Solar Olivenza and located in the town of Olivenza, in the province of Badajoz.

"Siemens is able to design, construct and integrate flexible solar fields to address the project-specific needs of our customers," said Avi Brenmiller, CEO of the Siemens Business Unit Solar Thermal Energy.