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The deputy spokesman of the Municipal Group United-Green Lorca Left, Pedro Sosa, today announced the start of a round of contacts with neighbors in the Highlands of Lorca with his political party will agree on the request for compensation for the installation in this area of ​​photovoltaic solar power plant business group Gestamp Andaltia.

Sosa recalled that five years ago the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, presented this project to generate 400 megawatts (MW) of power and supply 200,000 homes, and whose works should have started in 2013. As announced repeatedly, is an investment of over 680 million euros for the execution of a total 5,300 workers spread across its various stages would be required.

Once completed and running, photovoltaic solar plant would generate 590 direct jobs, to which must be added indirect jobs synergies, announced Jodar.

Therefore, one of the demands raised by IU-Green Lorca will be that the City obtains from Gestamp Andaltia Murcia, SL a formal commitment to create at least a stable job for every megawatt of power generated by laplanta of photovoltaic solar energy 'Lorca Solar' public deutilidad before project approval and the granting of the building permit by the Consistory.

In addition, Pedro Sosa asked that the municipality established a collaboration agreement with the company to cover the demand for labor will generate the construction and subsequent operation of the plant in which the recruitment of workers registered is prioritized in the areas affected by such infrastructure.

Moreover, Sosa has alluded to the "serious concerns" of the residents affected by plotting high-voltage line 40 kilometers linking the photovoltaic solar plant with electrical substation in El Saladar (Totana), who allege serious risks for your health, condition, economic and social development, the environment and exploitation of natural and scenic resources of the affected villages.

IU-Green Lorca understand that socialization of the economic benefits that will generate such infrastructure is a matter of justice and, moreover, there are precedents in our country of municipalities that have obtained compensation for its citizens by the impact of the activity of central power in the municipality.

Therefore, Sosa require compensation to people affected by the construction of laplanta and high voltage line, including reductions in electricity consumption in homes and established empresas.En any case, it also asked that the process negotiation of that agreement have neighborhood and agricultural and livestock organizations diputacionesafectadas losrepresentantes participation.

Finally, from IU-Green Lorca also demand that the City allocate revenue from the real estate tax generated by Gestamp Andaltia Murcia, SL to local development projects that create jobs and curb depopulation in the councils affected by the construction of laplanta photovoltaic solar energy.

Source: IU-verdes Lorca