According to initial studies, pending final approval by the Principality may build wind farms in specific areas of Morcín, Riosa, Lena, and Aller Laviana. The intent of both companies is to tap former mining areas already degraded by this activity. Sources Hunosa explained yesterday that under the agreement of intent to subscribe, corresponding to Endesa lead the technical and administrative coordination of the various facilities to promote to ensure the technical feasibility and economic viability of future sites.

For the business group would then Hunosa coordination of institutional relations and establish patterns of collaboration with the industrial fabric Asturian so that the establishment of wind farms is of the highest socio-economic impact in the Principality of Asturias and contribute to the fixing Employment related to harnessing wind. Duro Felguera could be one of the companies directly benefit these agreements, covenants business collaboration that Endesa is endorsing throughout the country. The mining and electricity, through its subsidiary Wind Ecyr expect formalize within a maximum of six months a pact partners to govern their relations prior to the formation of a new corporate entity, in the form of limited partnership, whose capital will participate Ecyr Endesa, with 60 per cent, and the Group Hunosa, with 40 percent.

This new company would be responsible for managing the construction of wind farms and their subsequent exploitation, operation and maintenance.