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LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA27.17 MW Waste

Waste

La Aljorra-Cartagena is a 27.17 MW waste power plant in Spain, operated by Becosa Energias Renovables S.A. Ranked #4 of 14 waste plants in Spain. Its 27.17 MW represents 7.31% of Spain's total waste capacity of 372 MW. The largest waste plant in Spain is Fuente Alamo III at 75 MW, making this facility 2.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Fuente Alamo III (75 MW, Waste), Fuente Álamo (27.9 MW, Solar), and Fuente Alamo I (14.8 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Murcia region, approximately 50 km from Cartagena.

Capacity
27.17 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
BECOSA ENERGIAS RENOVABLES S.A.
Location
37.4955°, -1.4802°

Spain, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 485. largest of 981 plants in Spain
  • #17,378 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #165 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Spain
Operator portfolio

BECOSA ENERGIAS RENOVABLES S.A. operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

42 plants within 100 km, 5,550 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mazarrón Conergy (17.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 37.495500, -1.480200
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
55.0 Kt
167 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.0K
cars per year
7.3K
homes per year
2.5M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Spain
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

SpainEnergy Profile

981
Total Plants
122.1 GW
Total Capacity
GasHydroNuclearWind
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