Guijo de Granadilla hydro power plant— 52 MW Hydroelectric
Guijo de Granadilla is a 52 MW hydro power plant in Spain, operated by Iberdrola. It was commissioned in an unspecified year and is located at coordinates 40.1800, -6.1422. Ranked #92 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. Its 52 MW represents 0.22% of Spain's total hydro capacity of 23,597 MW. The largest hydro plant in Spain is La Muela-Cortes at 1,390 MW, making Guijo de Granadilla 26.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant (2017 MW, Nuclear), CN ALMARAZ 1 (2016.9 MW, Nuclear), and Torrejón hydro power plant (132 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the province of Cáceres, approximately 200 km west of Madrid.
Spain, Europe
- 237. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #12,924 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,126 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Spain
Iberdrola operates 66 plants totalling 30,109 MW
36 plants within 100 km, 8,671 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Guijo de Granadilla hydro power plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 182 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Spain- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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