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Bahía de Bizkaia Electricidad plant achieved ISO 14001 certification
30/12/2004
on December 30, 2004
Bahía de Bizkaia Electricidad (BBE), central of combined cycle of 800 MW whose activity is focused on the generation of electric power, He has obtained the AENOR certificate of environment UNE - EN ISO 14001: 1996, according to the Basque energy entity (EVE).
Bahía de Bizkaia Electricidad is composed of four members: BP, EVE, Iberdrola and Repsol YPF, 25 per cent each. BBE entered into commercial operation in August 2003, and practically in little more than a year has become the first independent of cycle producer combined Spanish State in the certificate of environment UNE - EN ISO 14001: 1996 environmental management.
If this process is important in other companies, in the case of BBE is of "special interest" to develop an activity of electric generation under the environmental management with a clear vocation of the company's commitment in respect for the environment.
To obtain this certification, the company was not only obliged to comply with a number of requirements and principles laid down in advance, allowing an continuous improvement over time, but to prove it to the outside through the AENOR certification auditsthat have taken place the past 15 and 16 November 2004.
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