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El Pintado hydro power plant — 33 MW Hydroelectric

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El Pintado hydro power plant is a 33 MW hydro power plant located in Spain. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
33 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Iberdrola

Operator

Location
37.92, -5.93

Coordinates

Insights

#415
largest in Spain
#3,709
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,052
largest worldwide
2011
27 yrs newer than avg
66
operated by Iberdrola
62
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
33 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Iberdrola
Country
Spain
Coordinates
37.916, -5.931

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,792 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
223,359 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

607
cars per year
372
homes per year
126,909
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

El Pintado is a 33.2 MW hydro power plant in Spain.

Ranked #112 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. This plant’s 33.2 MW accounts for 0.14% 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 El Pintado 41.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants include GUILLENA 1 (207.99 MW, Hydro) and PROCESOS ECOLOGICOS CARMONA 1 (45 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Andalusia, approximately 80 km from Seville.

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