URY

MENAFRA SOLAR — 20 MW Solar

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MENAFRA SOLAR is a 20 MW solar power plant located in Uruguay. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Uruguay Solar

Operator

Location
-32.61, -57.44

Coordinates

Insights

#34
largest in Uruguay
#2,096
largest Solar worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
2018
2 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by Uruguay Solar
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Uruguay Solar
Country
URY
Coordinates
-32.608, -57.439

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,293 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
38,789 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

281
cars per year
172
homes per year
58,772
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

MENAFRA SOLAR is a 20 MW solar power plant in Uruguay, with no specified operator and commissioned recently.

Ranked #3 of 13 solar plants in Uruguay. Its 20 MW represents 8.89% of Uruguay’s total solar capacity of 225 MW. The largest solar plant in Uruguay is EL NARANJAL at 50 MW, making MENAFRA SOLAR 2.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include CONSTITUCIÓN (333 MW, Hydro) and YARNEL (9.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Colonia region, approximately 200 km northwest of Montevideo.

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