Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

The Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant is a 50-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar thermal power station using parabolic trough, located near Puertollano in the Province of Ciudad Real, Spain. It is owned 90% by Iberdrola and 10% by IDEA. It uses 352 parabolic-cylinder collectors, with 120,000 parabolic mirrors and 13,000 absorber tubes.[1]

Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
CountrySpain
Locationnear Guadix, Granada
Coordinates38°39′0″N 3°58′6″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateMay 8, 2009
Owner(s)Iberdrola, IDEA
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Collectors120,000
Site area150 hectares (371 acres)
Power generation
Units operational1
Nameplate capacity50 MW

Three additional sections are planned for operation beginning in 2013, Puertollano 2, 72 MW,[2] Puertollano 3, 12.4 MW,[3] and Puertollano 4, 50 MW.[4]

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