World Power Plants

Villar de Cañas9.8 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Villar de Cañas is a 9.8 MW solar power plant in Spain. Ranked #126 of 277 solar plants in Spain. Its 9.8 MW represents 0.13% of Spain's total solar capacity of 7,280 MW. The largest solar plant in Spain is Almaraz at 2,017 MW, making Villar de Cañas 205.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include PARQUE EOLICO LOMILLA II (70.5 MW, Wind) and P. E. CUESTA COLORADA (49.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Castilla-La Mancha region, approximately 150 km east of Madrid.

Capacity
9.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Location
39.8331°, -2.5712°

Spain, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 773. largest of 981 plants in Spain
  • #24,801 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,338 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Spain
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures operates 134 plants totalling 1,633 MW

Regional density

57 plants within 100 km, 4,943 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saelices (23.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 39.833100, -2.571200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Villar de Cañas is a solar power plant producing approximately 15 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
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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