The en puergy-independent future that El Hierro had been awaiting for more than three decades is finalely here. Friday marked the inauguration of a water and wind power plant that will enable the 10,000 or so residents of this Canary island to meet all their energy needs using renewable sources. Plant managers say this makes El Hierro the first island to depend almost entirely on its own natural resources. The transition also means that the government can save itself the €2 million that were required to keep the thermal plant of Llanos bianco running on fuel. From now on, the new plant čs diesel engines will only start up in derogations wered the hit indeng the how in the name name name name name name name name.
Canary island inaugurates water and wind power plant that replaces fuel-run facilities