They protest naked against a macro solar plant in Almería

"We undress because you undress us."

Under this premise, some 25 people have taken off their clothes to protest against the construction of the 40 MW photovoltaic plant called

promoted in Lucainena de las Torres (Almería) by the company X-Elio.

A protest that has been recorded on video and disseminated through the networks of the 'Macro Renovables NO' platform, according to

, manager of the 'El Saltador' farmhouse and promoter of the Valle el Saltador Cultural Association and Defense Platform del Valle and the Greenway of Lucainena de las Torres.

He points out that in

they told him that a high-voltage line was going to be installed on four of his five farms with a single payment offer to expropriate his lands.

That was, according to him, how he found out about the existence of this photovoltaic project.

"

. First we met with the mayor. Then we pleaded. We have resorted to lawyers. We have had meetings with Environment and Industry. We have created a platform. We have the help of Ecologistas en Acción that pays us the costs of the court ", abounds.

In fact,

announced last December that it had filed a contentious-administrative appeal against this project in which it requested as a precautionary measure the suspension of works on the photovoltaic solar project because, according to the group, it affects areas of special importance for biodiversity.

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"After all these months and so much frustration, they are digging and building in Lucainena (...) At no time have they tried to renegotiate with me. They have

(...) I have had a theater for 30 years (. ..) and those from the theater have offered to carry out this action. We feel that they are stripping the people naked in favor of a multinational", he affirms.

For this reason, the participants in the protest undressed this Tuesday and painted letters on their backs to convey the following message:

.

The company recently recalled that the plant has all the permits, the necessary environmental declaration, administrative and construction authorizations, as well as that it meets all the requirements

presented by different environmental groups have been rejected.

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