Major push to save Beira Baixa from Sophia mega solar power plant

The Rewilding Portugal association and citizen groups are urging public opposition to the revised Sophia photovoltaic solar power plant before the public consultation period ends in a couple of days. Despite the developer reducing the fenced area from 1,737 to 1,177 hectares and cutting capacity to 573 megawatts-peak across Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, and Penamacor, critics argue the project still poses significant ecological and biodiversity risks to wildlife corridors.