About Enerside
Over 15 years of experience developing renewable
energy projects
Founded in 2007
Enerside is a fast-growing fully integrated solar PV platform with global presence headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
Specialized in the development, construction and maintenance of renewable energy projects. Founded in 2007, the company has a proven track record developing +4.5 GW of solar photovoltaic generation projects, including reference industrial clients in Europe and Latin America. The company has an Asset Ownership Strategy as an IPP (Independent Power Producer). Enerside employs more than 100 experienced professionals and has offices in 6 different countries.

Key Figures
Our data
Enerside has generated a high quality PV solar pipeline of +2.6GW well diversified in Spain and in fast-growing Latin-American markets.
Capacity MW | Ownership | |
---|---|---|
Opportunities under analysis | >5,000 | 0% |
Projects in Early Stage | 461 | 100% |
Projects in Advanced development | 1648 | 100% |
Projects RTB | 538 | 100% |
Under construction | 19 | 0% |
In operation | 21 | 0% |
Vision, Mission and Values
In a world with ever increasing energetic needs, viable, profitable and sustainable solutions are needed. Enerside is committed to offering renewable energy solutions that empower local communities, industries and investors, to be autonomous and have a financial return while taking care of the planet.

Service
Enerside is committed to providing quality service not only to its clients but also to the communities where its actions have an impact.

Ethics
Enerside’s strong business ethics are core and reflected wherever the company is involved.

Respect
Enerside is respectful of and values diversity among its employees and also in the countries where it operates.
History
Since its foundation in 2007 by Joatham Grange, Enerside has become a fast-growing company that has acquired extensive knowledge and experience across the entire value chain of solar power plants.
Today Enerside has a successful growth story with a sound track record of projects with top notch clients and counterparties.
Main milestones since 2007:
2011
Antoni Gasch was enrolled on the project as a partner providing strong know-how and track record in the solar sector.
2014
Tomàs Casanovas backs the company, becomes Chairman of the Board and the company is transformed to a fully integrated platform.
Enerside opens office in Brazil with 143 MW under development.
2015
Enerside opens office in Chile with 40MW of EPC projects.
Pedro Nueno, becomes Vice-Chairman of the Board.
2018
Luis Felipe Suarez-Olea invests in the company in order to finance the internationalization and becomes member of the Board.
Enerside opens office in Uruguay with 200MW under development.
2019
Enerside opens office in the Caribbean region with 3 awarded projects by the World Bank.
2020
Enerside opens office in Peru.
In 2020 new investors join the company in order to accelerate the business plan and Anna Birulés joins the Board of Directors as independent member.
A fully integrated solar PV platform
Value Chain
Enerside is a leading vertically integrated solar PV player focused on the development, engineering, construction, operation and management of solar PV plants worldwide.

Development
Development of photovoltaic solar projects throughout all its value chain reaching a Ready-to-Build status, obtaining all the permits, licenses and authorizations required to start the construction. Development includes market research for new opportunities, power capacity research, land research and permitting, licensing and PPA negotiation.

Quality
Third well-known parties that have had the opportunity to analyse our projects in a Due Diligence process, have recognized unanimously our excellence in work.

Cost
Working on utility scale projects, Enerside has one of the tightest development costs on the market having internalized the main core activities.

Client porfolio
Enerside has a portfolio of high value clients. The top quality standards of our work has built a long-term relationship with those clients, triggering them to repeat the “Enerside experience”.

Construction (EPC)
Construction includes technology and engineering, procurement of key components (e.g. solar panels, inverters, substructures) and logistics, construction & commissioning. Enerside acts a turn-key engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) provider to the project company owning the solar power plant, from RTB to COD. Building the PV solar park and taking it to the stage when the asset can be connected to the grid and start generating power.

Operation and Maintenace (O&M)
Operations includes monitoring, maintenance and repair of the solar power plants to maximize performance and availability. The asset is operated and maintained (preventively and correctively) with the best quality and security standards in order to ensure the most efficient production, maximizing income.
Business Model
Strong Business Model and
Competitive Positioning
As a fully integrated solar PV platform, Enerside is present across all the different stages of the development, Enerside has created a profitable and competitive business model.
Enerside generate revenues by providing both high-quality services to top-notch clients worldwide and it is committed to perform as an Independent Power Producer (IPP) Platform. The business plan of the company considers that the IPP strategy will be built mainly through the Build-to-own strategy, thanks to the developed high-quality pipeline of +4.5 GW.
SERVICES
Enerside is proud to provide high-quality services to top-notch clients worldwide. Competitiveness and customer focus are key factors to generate engagement and fosters clients to rely on us again.
Enerside provides services in three areas:

EPC
From RTB to COD. Building the PV solar park and taking it to the stage when the asset can be connected to the grid and start generating power.

O&M
The asset is operated and maintained (preventively and correctively) with the best quality and security standards in order to ensure the most efficient production, maximizing income.

Energy consultancy
Enerside applies to its customers all its knowledge in order to achieve the best energetic solutions.
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER
Enerside has an asset ownership strategy and aims to become an Independent Power Producer. It has a 650MW ownership objective for 2024.

Asset management
As a high-quality and cost-efficient developer, Enerside is capable of linking the activities of development, EPC and O&M; maximizing profitability of the project lifecycle. The ability to detect synergies allows Enerside to obtain additional income while operating assets.

Internal project finance and PPA negotiation
In-house knowledge with capacity to propose innovative solutions and financial structures. Expertise in PPA negotiation with proven track record closing energy sale contracts.
The project of our lives
Experienced and highly devoted management team with deep industry knowledge and a proven track record of developing solar PV projects worldwide since 2007.


Joatham Grange
Founder and CEO of Enerside, Joatham Grange has more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, in particular in large-scale projects, with expertise in Management and Sales.
Prior to moving into the solar photovoltaic energy industry, he also worked in Corporate Banking.
Joatham holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, and a MBA from IESE.

Joatham Grange
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Antoni Gasch
Antoni Gasch is an industrial engineer with more than 15 years of experience and a multidisciplinary expertise in renewable energy generation and energy efficiency.
His responsibilities cover the whole value chain: economic viability studies, conceptual design, construction, supplier relationship management and project management.
Antoni holds a MSc in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering from UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya).

Antoni Gasch
VP ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS


Álvaro Escrivá
Álvaro holds a law degree from Complutense University of Madrid and Degli Studi di Bologna University and an MBA from IESE Business School.
With professional experience in international tax law as well as in the automotive and education sectors, he is an strategic advisor to several companies. He has been linked to Enerside for several years as part of its advisory team and Álvaro is currently VP Sales & Corporate Development and a member of its Management Committee.

Álvaro Escrivá
VP SALES & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT


Bárbara Merayo
Bárbara Merayo is a Senior Civil Engineer with more than 10 years of experience as a Project Manager for Engineering, Civil Work, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy projects.
She also brings international expertise in Solar Photovoltaic, Thermosolar and Hydroelectric plants, in the context of auction processes, construction engineering and detailed engineering.
Bárbara holds a MSc in Civil Engineering from UAX Madrid (Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio) and a Master’s degree in Sales & Marketing Management from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile).

Bárbara Merayo
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER


Belén Ariño
Engineering Manager Belén Ariño has more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, which cover the development of international grid and off-grid projects, from their conception to their delivery and operation, and worked with public institutions, industrial clients, and utilities.
She’s also been involved in the development of supervision and O&M protocols.
Belén holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering from UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), and a MSc in Energy Efficiency Management from University of Barcelona (IL3-UB).

Belén Ariño
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER


Miguel Ángel Cañas
Miguel Ángel Cañas, who holds a Post Graduate Degree in Economics from Birkbeck College (Univ London.), MSc Finance from ESADE Business School and PDG IESE, is in charge of Finance at Enerside.
He brings extensive experience in the infrastructure sector in different corporations, such as Group CFO; leading the development of the financial and economic area, creating, following and optimizing the department and purchasing processes. He has led corporate financial operations of M&A and Project Finance of up to Eur 900 million in several companies in Spain and LATAM, including acquisition analysis and DD from the corporate approach. Development of teams to provide corporate support, coordination of a comprehensive evaluation and subsequent deployment of the defined SSCC model for all companies.

Miguel Ángel Cañas
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


Víctor Pujol
Víctor Pujol has worked as an engineer in the construction sector for 12 years and holds a vast experience working for construction companies as well as in support engineering on big international projects of infrastructure.
Before working in the renewable energy sector, Víctor had his own project in the pharmaceutical industry for 3 years.
Víctor holds an MsC in Civil Engineering from UPC and an Executive MBA from IESE.

Víctor Pujol
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER


Jaume Solà
Jaume Solà, who holds an MsC in Economics and Actuarial Sciences with honours from UB and an Executive MBA from IESE, has more than 15 years of experience in Capital Markets and investments in listed and private companies.
Before joining Enerside in 2021, Jaume was Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations in one of the largest Pan-European REITs. He was involved in several M&A transactions and capital increases over €5Bn and he contributed as IR to the outperformance of the company over its peers.
Jaume also worked in Venture Capital and in one of the largest institutional investors in Spain as a buy-side analyst.

Jaume Solà
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER


Carmen Sabater
Carmen Sabater, which holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, Master in Strategic HR Management from the Instituto Empresa and a postgraduate degree in Talent Management from Esade, is also certified as an Executive Coach and Team Coach by the European School of Coaching.
She has developed her professional career in HR in various sectors: agriculture, pharma, environment and renewable energies.

Carmen Sabater
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER


Jordi Canals
Jordi Canals has a large trajectory as a Finance professional and has developed an experience of more than 12 years in multinational companies such as Deloitte where he worked as an external auditor, Sony Spain as a financial controller, and Idneo Technologies as a Business Controller.
Jordi holds a BSc in Economics and a MSc in Accounting and Financial Management from UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).

Jordi Canals
HEAD CORPORATE


María Camino
María Camino has more than 12 years of experience in the solar photovoltaic industry across all project phases in various countries of Latin America, Europe, in the US and India. She’s a multifaceted professional whose experience ranges from product quality control (modules and components), installation quality processes, asset management and O&M, arbitration and technical auditing in engineering design, commissioning and operation of large photovoltaic plants.
María brings her extensive industry experience to lead Enerside’s engineering and quality activities in the development and EPC phases.
María holds a MSc in Telecommunications Engineering and a PhD in Solar Photovoltaic Energy from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

María Camino
HEAD OF DIGITAL STRATEGY & GLOBAL QUALITY


Joan Isac
Joan Isac is Head of Assets and Investments. He is responsible of the investment and sale of the big projects of generation of photovoltaic renewable energy through the leadership and coordination of the M&A and due diligence processes, bargaining and closing of the sale and purchase agreement of assets and/or corporations.
Joan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, besides having an Executive MBA in IESE.

Joan Isac
HEAD OF ASSETS & INVESTMENTS


Ines Blanco
Ines Blanco, who holds a degree in Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports (University of Burgos) and currently studying the Executive MBA program of IESE Business School – University of Navarra, has more than seven years of experience in Departments of Studies in the field of civil works, focusing on the renewable energy sector for the last five years, as head of international wind and photovoltaic projects.
As Head of Proposals at Enerside, she leads the Offers Area where she plans and coordinates the realization and delivery of offers for photovoltaic projects, own and third-party projects and of different types, at an international level, in coordination with the guidelines coming from the Commercial Area.

Ines Blanco
HEAD OF PROPOSALS


Daniel Masa
Daniel Masa is Doctor (PhD), Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Instituto de Energía Solar. Technical University of Madrid) and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Telecommunications Engineering (Technical University of Madrid).
Daniel, who is Head of Engineering at Enerside, has more than 15 years of experience in renewable energies with focus on topics related to electrical grid and market integration: assessment of available resource, control, monitoring, grid connection, forecasts, hybridization, utility scale storage and ancillary services to the grid.
Experience on projects at worldwide level: Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Egypt, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, India, Philippines, or Australia.
Involvement on renewable energy projects (from the perspective of product development, project engineering, O&M or certification) with an accumulated power of several GW.

Daniel Masa
HEAD OF ENGINEERING


Inmaculada Somosierra
Inmaculada Somosierra, who holds degrees in Industrial Technical Engineering and Industrial Electronic Engineering, has more than 14 years of professional experience in renewable energy projects (solar and wind), in different phases (Construction, Commissioning, O&M and Asset Management) and in different companies industry leaders.

Inmaculada Somosierra
HEAD OF O&M


Juan Romera
Juan Romera is a Technical Industrial Engineer and executive master’s degree in Operations Management. He has more than 20 years of experience in different sectors (Railway Industry, Construction, Retail, Communities, Consulting, etc.) and types / size of companies. Expert in Cost Optimization, Purchasing Management, Operations and the reorganization of processes and resources, having led multiple projects (own and for third parties) aimed at achieving objectives to improve the income statement.

Juan Romera
HEAD OF PURCHASING


Juan Carlos Zamorano
Juan Carlos Zamorano is an Architect from the University of Chile and MSc in Photovoltaic Solar Energy from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
He has 10 years of work experience in construction and 5 years in the photovoltaic sector. He has participated in photovoltaic projects as Site Manager, Project Manager and as Operations Manager.
He has been involved in the development of more than 15MW of distributed generation projects, mainly on housing and PMGD projects under development and construction for a total of 20 MW.
Currently, Juan Carlos is Head of Execution Spain & RW.

Juan Carlos Zamorano
HEAD OF EXECUTION SPAIN & RW


Marc Forner
Marc Forner is Regional Business Development Manager at Enerside where he is in charge of opening new markets and generating new project development opportunities. He is also involved in Market Research and Analysis.
Marc holds a BSc in Economics from UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and a Master in International Business from UPF Barcelona School of Management.

Marc Forner
REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER


Jordi Pujol
Jordi Pujol is an administrative and commercial lawyer specialized in the energy sector, focusing on legal counsel on renewable energies, self-consumption and energy efficiency. He’s also worked on M&A operations, contract negotiations and conflict mediation.
In addition to Law, Jordi is also trained in Corporate Management, Commercial Law and Business Valuation.
Jordi holds a Bachelor and Master Degree in International Law, as well as an Executive Master in Corporate Finance & Law from ESADE (Ramon Llull University).

Jordi Pujol
LEGAL COUNSEL


Xavier González
Xavier González is a Project Engineer at Enerside. He is part of the engineering department where he participates in the different phases of projects from basic engineering to detailed engineering in international projects of different types.
Xavier holds a degree in Industrial Technical Engineering from Universitat Tècnica de Catalunya, ETT.

Xavier González
PROPOSALS MANAGER


Laura Asensio
Laura Asensio is Marketing and Communications Manager at Enerside.
Laura holds a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from UPF, a master’s degree in Corporate Communications’ Management from IDEC and professional experience in marketing and corporate communications (internal and external) in different business areas, both national and international projects.

Laura Asensio
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER


Ana González
Ana González, who holds an Energy Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Master’s Degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Market from the School of Industrial Organization, is Project Development Manager at Enerside.
She has more than 2 years of professional experience in the renewable sector, more specifically in the area of project development.

Ana González
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER


Blanca Camarena
Blanca Camarena holds a degree in Psychology from Universitat de València, Master in Systemic Therapy at UAB and Master in HR Management at EAE Business School. She has more than 8 years of experience in different departments of Human Resources focused on the recruitment area and has participated in multiple projects within the people area to improve the employee’s experience: training, development, internal communication and employer branding.

Blanca Camarena
PEOPLE MANAGER


Francisco Guerrero
Francisco Guerrero is an Industrial Engineer and Doctor (PhD) in Mining and Energy Engineering by the UPM.
He has more than 15 years of international experience in the Energy sector and EPC turnkey Projects. He has gained his experience working in multinational engineering and construction companies as well as in electricity companies.
He has strong academic background in power generation, resources and sustainable engineering solutions, including market analysis and project and technology assessment.

Francisco Guerrero
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER


Xavier Bautista
Xavier Bautista is a Project Engineer at Enerside. He is part of the engineering department where he participates in the different phases of projects from basic engineering to detailed engineering in international projects of different types, such as utility-scale or distributed generation.
Xavier holds a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya).

Xavier Bautista
PROJECT ENGINEER


Viktória Török
Viktória Török is a Project Engineer at Enerside. She is part of the engineering department where she participates in the different phases of projects from basic engineering to detailed engineering in international projects of different types, such as utility-scale or distributed generation.
Viktória holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) and a Master’s in Structural Engineering (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) and Geotechnical Engineering (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ETSECCPB).

Viktória Török
PROJECT ENGINEER


Itsaso Alonso
Itsaso Alonso, who holds a degree in Renewable Energy Engineering (UPV/EHU & USACH) and Master of Sustainable Energy Engineering (UPV/EHU), is Proposal Engineer at Enerside.
She has previous experience as a Technical Office Engineer on photovoltaics projects for self-consumption.

Itsaso Alonso
PROPOSAL ENGINEER


Lourdes Rodríguez
Lourdes Rodríguez, who holds a Technical Engineering in Topography degree and has experience as a delineator in technical telecommunications projects, is part of the technical department, in charge of drawing up project plans.

Lourdes Rodríguez
TECHNICAL DESIGNER


Lluís Guilera
Lluís Guilera holds a degree in Industrial Technologies (ETSEIB, UPC) and a Master in Industrial Engineering specialized in Energy (ETSEIB, UPC).
He has years of experience in the world of construction as a Structures and Facilities Engineer and as a Studies and Project Engineer.
Lluís is a Proposal Engineer at Enerside; developing technical-economic offers for the realization of national and international photovoltaic projects of different types.

Lluís Guilera
PROPOSAL ENGINEER


Alexandre Benet
Alexandre Benet holds a degree in Mechanical Technical Engineering from the University of Lleida, a degree in Energy Technology from NOVIA University of Applied Sciences and a Master’s degree in Higher Industrial Engineering from the UPC. He has previous experience in the Departments of Offers and O&M of Photovoltaic Projects.