LAFORTUNADA CINQUETA 1— 40.8 MW Hydroelectric
LAFORTUNADA CINQUETA 1 is a 40.8 MW hydro power plant in Spain, operated by ENDESA GENERACION S.A. since 1932. Ranked #103 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. Its 40.8 MW represents 0.17% 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 LAFORTUNADA CINQUETA 1 34 times smaller. Nearby plants include PRAGNERES (189.2 MW, Hydro), Portillon (Le) (95 MW, Hydro), and ERISTE 1 (87.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the province of Huesca, approximately 200 km north of Zaragoza.
94 years old
Spain, Europe
- 356. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #15,075 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,453 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Spain
94 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
ENDESA GENERACION S.A. operates 57 plants totalling 13,745 MW
97 plants within 100 km, 2,763 MW combined
Source: Red Eléctrica de España
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
LAFORTUNADA CINQUETA 1 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 143 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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