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Date Published: 15/09/2021
ARCHIVED - Andalusia announces 162-million-euro investments into solar plant and cancer treatment centre
The Andalucía government plans to build a solar plant in Cádiz and a Proton Therapy Centre for cancer patients in Córdoba
The regional government has declared that two projects in Cádiz and Córdoba, related to renewable energy and cancer research and innovation, are of strategic interest to the region, making them a top priority for the near future.
Renewable energy in Cádiz
The renewable energy project includes building an Arcos photovoltaic solar energy plant, which would mean an initial investment of over 120 million euros and would create a total of 978 jobs in Andalucía – 897 during the construction phase over the first 12 months and 81 in the operational phase, which would last for 35 years.
A plot of land (around 466 hectares) between the Cádiz municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera and San José del Valle would house the five-story solar power plant and the project also includes the construction of the necessary infrastructure to connect the energy produced by the plant with the transport network.
This new solar farm would reduce Andalucía’s dependence on fossil fuels and external energy sources, as well as pushing the transition towards a green economy by favouring energy diversification.
Cancer research in Córdoba
At the same time, the Junta de Andalucía is also planning a cancer research and innovation project which includes building the Andalucía Centre for Proton Therapy in Córdoba with an initial investment of 42 million euros.
The centre would create around 52 jobs as well as a pioneering technological development hub, benefitting Andalucía’s universities, especially the University of Córdoba.
Proton Therapy is one of the biggest advances in cancer treatment in recent years and the radiological treatment uses ion accelerators instead of X-rays to destroy tumor cells without damaging surrounding tissues. Currently, around 150 patients undergo this treatment every year in Andalucía, but according to the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology, the treatment will be used for two per cent of all cancer patients in the short term and 11 per cent in the medium term.
Image: Junta de Andalucía
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