The Regional Government authorizes the Quijote III photovoltaic plant in Chinchilla de Montearagón

The General Directorate of Energy Transition of the Regional Ministry of Sustainable Development has granted the prior administrative authorization and the administrative construction authorization for the FV Quijote III solar photovoltaic plant, with 490 kWn, and its auxiliary and evacuation infrastructures. The resolution, signed on November 3, 2026, by the general director Alipio García Rodríguez, is published in the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) No. 217, of November 12, 2026, under the official reference 2026/8029.

The promoter is Garmo Renovables 2020 VI, S.L. (NIF B01972884), which requested the permits on August 30, 2022. The administrative file is 2703/01711 (DP: 02250402006) and was processed at the Provincial Delegation of Sustainable Development of Albacete in accordance with Decree 80/2007, which regulates the authorization procedures for electrical installations in the autonomous community.

Location and technical characteristics

The installation is located on plot 37 of polygon 40 of the municipality of Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete), over an area delimited by fencing of 8,246.30 m². The technical project is from November 2024, with a modifying addendum from May 2025, both signed by the qualified technician Jesús Manuel Pacheco Vaquero.

The technical data collected in the resolution are as follows:

• 918 modules of 650 Wp on a fixed structure with a 35º tilt.
• Total peak power of 596.70 kWp and installed power of 490 kWn.
• 2 inverters of 200 kW and 1 inverter of 90 kW, with a nominal output of 800 V.
• Access and connection permit of 499 kW.

Evacuation and connection point

The evacuation starts from a prefabricated customer transformation, protection, and measurement center, with a 630 kVA transformer (0.8/20 kV) and a 1 kVA transformer for auxiliary services. From there, a medium-voltage underground line of 12/20 kV and 12 meters in length reaches a remote-controlled sectioning center, which will be transferred to the distributor.

From that center, a 20 kV double-circuit underground line of 111 meters runs to a new aerial-underground connection support of the LAT 20 kV Villar de Chinchilla, owned by Decail Energía, S.L., which is the distribution company and owner of the connection point (reference 2DUF50).

No objections and with a favorable environmental report

The public information announcement, dated October 15, 2025, was published in DOCM No. 209, of October 29, 2025, and on the Electronic Notice Board of the JCCM between October 29 and November 27, 2025. No objections were received within the deadline.

Regarding environmental matters, the Environmental Service of the Provincial Delegation of Albacete concluded on March 31, 2023, that the project does not exceed the thresholds of Law 2/2020, of February 7, and does not require a regulated environmental impact assessment (environmental reference SLEE/2023/AB/00326). During the consultation phase, the Roads Service of the Provincial Council of Albacete reported on November 14, 2025, that the project does not affect roads under its ownership; neither the City Council of Chinchilla de Montearagón nor Decail Energía, S.L. submitted a response.

The Provincial Delegation of Sustainable Development of Albacete issued a favorable report on September 10, 2026, and the Energy Installations and Technologies Service did the same. The resolution imposes eight conditions, including compliance with environmental requirements and the notification to the grid operator of any modification to the access permits, and warns that non-compliance may lead to revocation.

The authorization does not exhaust administrative remedies: an administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) may be filed before the head of the Ministry of Sustainable Development within a maximum period of one month from the day following its notification.

The approval for FV Quijote III consolidates another piece of the low-power photovoltaic deployment in the province of Albacete, in this case with a connection to the local distribution network at 20 kV. The resolution further clarifies that its validity is subject to obtaining the final operating authorization within the timeframe of the access and connection permit, which conditions the actual construction schedule for the developer and the owners of the affected plot.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 217, of November 12, 2026, section III, page 39972 (official reference: 2026/8029).