Alvarado is a 50 MW solar power plant in Spain. It is part of the solar portfolio operated in the country. Ranked #17 of 277 solar plants in Spain, Alvarado's 50 MW accounts for 0.69% of Spain's total solar capacity of 7,280 MW. The largest solar plant in Spain is Almaraz at 2,017 MW, making Alvarado 40.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, nearby plants include EXTRESOL-1 (149.8 MW, Solar) and PLANTA TERMOSOLAR DE OLIVENZA-1 (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the province of Badajoz, approximately 200 km southwest of Madrid.
15 years old
Spain, Europe
- 242. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #822 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Spain
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures operates 134 plants totalling 1,633 MW
42 plants within 100 km, 804 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Alvarado is a solar power plant producing approximately 79 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
Spain- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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