Sobreira de Baixo Photovoltaic Plant (EDP)
What's at stake
Bonelli's eagle, a threatened species, and several protected bat species.
Being defended
A revised layout to preserve essential flight corridors and hunting areas.
What's happening
EDP is preparing, in Pedrógão, in the municipality of Vidigueira, its largest photovoltaic plant in Europe, with construction planned to start in November 2026.
The project's environmental impact study classifies the impacts on Bonelli's eagle, a threatened species with confirmed presence in the region, and on several protected bat species, as "very significant".
Environmental organizations are asking for the project layout to be revised to preserve flight corridors and hunting areas essential to these species' survival in the region.
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