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Spica is a 25 MW solar power plant in El Salvador. Ranked #3 of 8 solar plants in El Salvador, Spica's 25 MW accounts for 9.26% of the country's total solar capacity of 270 MW. The largest solar plant in El Salvador is Providencia at 101 MW, making Spica 4.04 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nejapa IC Power Plant (151.2 MW, Oil), Providencia (101 MW, Solar), and Antares (76 MW, Solar). Spica is located approximately 30 km from the capital city, San Salvador.

Capacity
25 MW
Commissioning Year
2020

6 years old

Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
13.4510°, -89.0110°

El Salvador, North America

Context & rankings
  • 10. largest of 16 plants in El Salvador
  • #17,704 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,818 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 1.76% of the installed capacity of El Salvador
Age & fleet comparison

6 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

11 plants within 100 km, 1,269 MW combined

Nearest plant: Antares (0.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 13.451000, -89.011000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Spica is a solar power plant producing approximately 39 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
El Salvador
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

El SalvadorEnergy Profile

16
Total Plants
1.4 GW
Total Capacity
OilHydroSolarGeothermal
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