Eiffage Energía Sistemas, in strategic collaboration with i-DE, has successfully completed a highly delicate and unusual technical operation in the Region of Murcia. The mission involved the decommissioning and relocation of a white stork nest installed on a medium-voltage electrical support structure. This avian species has become extinct in the area, and its growing population is now the subject of special protection measures.
In a joint venture with the Universidad de Murcia’s Experimental Farm and the Consejería de Medio Ambiente, engineering teams designed a customized metallic pole equipped with a specialized nesting basket, establishing an optimized, risk-free deployment site for the structure.
High-Complexity Technical Challenge
Eiffage Energía Sistemas, utilizing its specialized Live-Line Working (TET) brigade in Murcia, managed the in-situ assembly and structural integration of a purpose-built metallic platform. This platform was specifically designed to ensure optimal load-bearing stabilization and structural anchoring of the nest, guaranteeing the integrity of the original nesting architecture throughout the maneuver, while ensuring the protection and welfare of the stork.
This type of intervention highlights the advanced technical expertise, rigorous project planning, and environmental compliance frameworks that define Eiffage Energía Sistemas’ operational standards. Every phase of the deployment was executed with maximum precision, adhering to strict sustainability, safety protocols, and wildlife protection criteria. This reinforces the company’s position as an industry benchmark for high-value technical solutions and corporate responsibility.
Cross-Organizational Synergy: The Key to Operational Success
Throughout the entire lifecycle of the project, multi-agency cooperation was critical to achieving operational safety and compliance.
The active participation of the University of Murcia’s Experimental Farm and the Regional Ministry of Environment was decisive in validating and preparing the new infrastructure site. Environmental Agents from the Forest Coordination Center (CECOFOR) supervised the entire relocation workflow to ensure full compliance with regulatory environmental safeguards.
This intervention serves as a prime use case of how cross-functional collaboration between public administrations, corporate enterprises, field technicians, and scientific institutions can deliver high-impact results in the preservation of flagship species like the white stork.
Wildlife preservation: a genuine commitment
Through actions like this, Eiffage Energía Sistemas, alongside i-DE, reaffirms its commitment to wildlife preservation. The project proves that electrical infrastructure management can—and must—coexist seamlessly with active environmental protection and biodiversity safeguards.
Eiffage Energía Sistemas proactively participates in these grid-remediation initiatives, which are designed to eliminate asset defects, upgrade legacy installations, and guarantee that local avifauna and surrounding ecosystems remain unaffected by grid operations. Ultimately, environmental sustainability is engineered directly into the core corporate values of the entire Eiffage Energía Sistemas Group.
