VILLANUA is a 10.9 MW hydro power plant in Spain, operated by CORPORACION ACCIONA HIDRAULICA S.L. since 1978. Ranked #147 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. Its 10.9 MW represents 0.05% 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 VILLANUA 127 times smaller. Nearby plants include ALDEADAVILA II 2 (1226.43 MW, Hydro) and Villarino hydro power plant (857 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Castile and León, approximately 100 km northwest of Salamanca.
48 years old
Spain, Europe
- 731. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #23,378 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,394 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Spain
48 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
CORPORACION ACCIONA HIDRAULICA S.L. operates 9 plants totalling 455 MW
48 plants within 100 km, 5,592 MW combined
Source: Red Eléctrica de España
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
VILLANUA is a hydro power plant producing approximately 38 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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