World Power Plants

VILLANUA10.9 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
10.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1978

48 years old

Owner
CORPORACION ACCIONA HIDRAULICA S.L.
Location
41.2702°, -6.3208°

Spain, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

48 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

CORPORACION ACCIONA HIDRAULICA S.L. operates 9 plants totalling 455 MW

Regional density

48 plants within 100 km, 5,592 MW combined

Nearest plant: VILLARINO 4 (1.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 41.270200, -6.320800
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Carbon Footprint

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

SpainEnergy Profile

981
Total Plants
122.1 GW
Total Capacity
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