Spain

Guijo de Granadilla hydro power plant — 52 MW Hydroelectric

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Guijo de Granadilla hydro power plant is a 52 MW hydro power plant located in Spain. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
52 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Iberdrola

Operator

Location
40.18, -6.14

Coordinates

Insights

#237
largest in Spain
#3,126
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,924
largest worldwide
66
operated by Iberdrola
35
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
52 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Iberdrola
Country
Spain
Coordinates
40.180, -6.142

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,373 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
349,839 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

951
cars / year
583
homes / year
198,772
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Guijo de Granadilla is a 52 MW hydro power plant in Spain, operated by Iberdrola. It was commissioned in an unspecified year and is located at coordinates 40.1800, -6.1422.

Ranked #92 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. Its 52 MW represents 0.22% 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 Guijo de Granadilla 26.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant (2017 MW, Nuclear), CN ALMARAZ 1 (2016.9 MW, Nuclear), and Torrejón hydro power plant (132 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the province of Cáceres, approximately 200 km west of Madrid.

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