Spain builds solar farm over a cemetery, but did not tell relatives of the deceased

Jack Aylmer
SPAIN IS BUILDING THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST URBAN SOLAR FARM-
PUTTING ABOUT 7,000 PANELS OVER GRAVEYARDS IN THE CITY OF VALENCIA TO GENERATE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS- FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE DECEASED SAY THEY WERE NEVER CONSULTED ABOUT THE PLAN.
THE PROJECT- DUBBED REQUIEM FOR POWER – OR R.I.P.- IS A NEARLY THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR INITIATIVE AIMED AT HELPING VALENCIA REACH ITS GOAL OF CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 20-30.
HUNDREDS OF PANELS SITUATED OVER TOMBS IN THE CITY’S 200-YEAR OLD CAMPANAR CEMETERY WERE UNVEILED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER-
THEY’RE ALREADY GENERATING POWER, WITH MORE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS EXPECTED TO COME.
CITY OFFICIALS HAVE ADMITTED THOUGH THAT RELATIVES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BURIED HERE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED.
VALENCIA’S CLIMATE AND ENERGY TRANSITION CHIEF DEFENDED THAT DECISION-
SAYING BECAUSE THE CEMETERY IS A PUBLIC-OWNED FACILITY, WITH GRAVES LEASED FOR 30 OR 50 YEAR PERIODS THAT HAVE ALL SINCE EXPIRED-
THEY WEREN’T REQUIRED TO…