World Power Plants

Alvarado50 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

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.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Location
38.8081°, -6.8254°

Spain, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures operates 134 plants totalling 1,633 MW

Regional density

42 plants within 100 km, 804 MW combined

Nearest plant: Girasol (0.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 38.808100, -6.825400
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Carbon Footprint

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

SpainEnergy Profile

981
Total Plants
122.1 GW
Total Capacity
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