EL CARCHE is a 24.75 MW wind power plant in Spain, operated by ENRON WIND DE ESPANA S.L. Ranked #207 of 342 wind plants in Spain. Its 24.75 MW represents 0.22% of Spain's total wind capacity of 11,210 MW. The largest wind plant in Spain is P.E. TORRE MIRO II at 99 MW, making EL CARCHE 4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include P. E. VIRGEN DE BELEN I (57.52 MW, Wind), CENTRAL SOLAR TERMOELECTRICA ENERSTAR VILLENA (49.9 MW, Solar), and YECLA 1 (49.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Murcia region, approximately 80 km southwest of Alicante.
25 years old
Spain, Europe
- 505. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #18,004 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,934 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Spain
25 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
ENRON WIND DE ESPANA S.L. operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW
89 plants within 100 km, 8,601 MW combined
Source: Red Eléctrica de España
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
EL CARCHE is a wind power plant producing approximately 65 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Spain- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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