Largest solar power stations in Spain
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Spain.
(Updated September 2024)
Solar power stations, PV farms 2024 in Spain
| Name | Location | State | Capacity MWp or MWAC (*) | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | On grid | Remarks | Developer |
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Solar park de Chiprana, Escatrón y Samper de Calanda |
Aragon |
800 |
3100ha |
2020 |
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| Núñez de Balboa Photovoltaic Power Plant |
Extremadura |
500 |
832 |
10 |
2020 |
Photovoltaic solar plant located in Usagre, Badajoz. The power plant is equipped with 115 inverters and two substations. |
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Murcia |
494 |
10 |
2019 |
At the time of its opening, it was the largest photovoltaic power station in Europe, replacing Cestas Solar Park in France |
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Extremadura |
300 |
600 |
2020 |
Israeli solar company Ellomay has connected to the grid the 300 MW Talasol PV project in Spain after 17 months of construction work. |
Ellomay |
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Extremadura |
300 |
600 |
822ha |
2020 |
Solar park developed in Cáceres city |
Kompa Solaire SASU, Genia Global Energy Solutions |
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Don Rodrigo Solar Power Plant (Sevilla) |
Andalucia |
175 |
270ha |
2019 |
Europe’s 1st subsidy free Solar Project of its scale |
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Parque Fotovoltaico Picón I, Picón II y Picón III |
Castilla-La Mancha |
150 |
310 |
2019 |
This infrastructure is capable of reducing around 4.5 million tons of CO2 during its useful life |
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“Santiz I”, “Guleve-Palacios del Arzobispo” y “Lerapa-Vadelosa I” Solar Park (Salamanca) |
Castilla-Leon |
110 |
220 |
260ha |
2019 |
The complex is made up of three photovoltaic (PV) parks -- Santiz I, Guleve-Palacios del Arzobispo and Lerapa-Vadelosa I -- all in Salamanca province. |
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Andalucía |
60 |
87.5 |
2008 |
The plant employs more than 270,000 conventional solar panels, using solar cells made of conventional crystalline silicon. |
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Castilla–La Mancha |
47 |
2008 |
476 individual plants with a nominal power of 100 kWp, Suntech and Solaria modules. |
Renovalia |
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34.5 |
100ha |
2007 |
The La Magascona photovoltaic power station covers 100 hectares (250 acres) and has a peak output of 23.04 MW. |
FRV España |
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Castilla–La Mancha |
31.8 |
230 |
2009 |
It is equipped with 82,896 Kyocera KC-200-GHT2 photovoltaic modules, 6,078 Kyocera KD-210-GHP2 modules, and 66,286 Suntech STP-210/18Ud modules. |
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30 |
195ha |
2008 |
It was built for a cost of €250 million on a 195-hectare (480-acre) site and uses dual axis trackers. |
Deutsche Bank, ecoEnergías |
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Castilla–La Mancha |
30 |
2008 |
Solar photovoltaic power plant located in the Province of Cuenca |
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30 |
49 |
70ha |
2008 |
The power system installations are supplied and the solar plant is operated by T-Solar. |
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Castilla–La Mancha |
28 |
2008 |
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Murcia |
26 |
44 |
62ha |
2008 |
It was later acquired by FRV. The power station cost nearly €200 million |
Gestamp Solar |
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Andalucia |
23.2 |
2008 |
Ner Energy Invest GmbH |
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23.1 |
47 |
2008 |
Double axes solar trackers were provided by Mecasolar and Inspira. The financing consortium was led by West LB, Bank of Scotland and Dexia. A technical advisor was Sylcom Solar. |
Iberdrola, Iberinco |
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Murcia |
23 |
41 |
100ha |
2008 |
A total of 120,000 solar panels have been installed in the facility. |
Elecnor |
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Huerta Solar Almaraz |
22.1 |
43 |
120ha |
2008 |
OPDE installed 2,000 solar trackers, each with an output of 11 kilowatt peak (kWp). |
OPDE |
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Andalucia |
21.4 |
20 |
2008 |
The project includes different generating units. El Coronil I is a 10.08 MWp project that is equipped with 386 2X trackers, and 51,794 Yingli polycrystalline photovoltaic modules, and 24 Siemens inverters of 400 kW. The annual production capacity is 20 GWh. El Coronil II has a capacity of 10.2 MWp and it is equipped with 53,206 Yingli polycrystalline photovoltaic modules, and 24 inverters of 400 kW. |
Apia Xxi |
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El Bonillo Solar Park |
Castilla–La Mancha |
20 |
2008 |
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Granadilla de Abona Photovoltaic Park |
Canary Islands |
20 |
2008 |
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Murcia |
20 |
The project consists of different production units. Calasparra II is a 6.67 MW ground-mounted unit with estimated annual output of 11.82 GWh. Calasparra III is a 6.6 MW units with estimated annual output of 11.7 GWh. |
FRV |
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Valencian Community |
20 |
30 |
500,000 m2 |
2007 |
Tenesol, Aleo, and Solon SE solar modules with Q-Cells |
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Planta de energía solar Mahora |
Castilla–La Mancha |
15 |
2008 |
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Castilla–La Mancha |
15 |
2009 |
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Murcia |
14 |
2008 |
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13.8 |
n.a. |
36ha |
2007 |
70,000 Kyocera panels |
Avanzalia Solar |
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Andalucia |
13.6 |
24 |
37ha |
2008 |
It consists of 123 photovoltaic installations, each including 550 220-watt solar panels. |
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Valencian Community |
13,24 |
2008 |
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Murcia |
12.7 |
n.a. |
2007 |
Chaori and YingLi modules |
Ecostream |
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Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Villafranca |
Navarre |
12 |
2008 |
High concentration PV technology |
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Valencian Community |
10,75 |
2013 |
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Navarre |
9.5 |
14 |
51ha |
2007 |
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Viana Solar Park |
Navarre |
8.7 |
11 |
253,000 m2 |
2007 |
aleo solar AG to supply 24,000 modules |
Solar power in Spain
It is among the first few countries to implement large-scale solar PVs, and it is now the world's first concentrated solar power (CSP) country. In 2018, the country installed 7,011 megawatts of solar energy overall, with 4,707 megawatts of solar PV installations and 2,300 MW of CSP. According to a 2016 study conducted by energy consumption experts Mirubee, by installing solar panels for residential purposes consumers in Spain can save approximately 24% on their monthly electricity bills.
The figures alone are quite impressive. As per data from the" Red Eléctrica de Espana" (REE), the peninsular region had 11,277 megawatts of PV power by the end of December 2020. According to Eurostat data from 2019, Spain is at least among the first four countries in the EU in terms of total renewable capacity, including solar as well as wind and hydro.
Don Rodrigo in Spain
It is Europe’s first subsidy-free utility-scale solar project. The project began in 2012 in Southern Spain and everyone knew that it will make grid parity in Europe quite feasible. It has a maximum capacity of 175 MW peak and a yearly production of 300 GigaWatt/hour, which is enough to power approximately 93 thousand regular Spanish houses for a year. More than 5 lac Astronergy and GCL polycrystalline modules have been deployed, with optimal efficiency of 17.6 percent.
Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park
It is a solar power plant with a capacity of 60 megawatts (MW) in Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain. Back in July 2008, when it was completed, it was the world's largest PV plant. The project used more than 270,000 traditional solar panels with typical crystalline silicon solar cells.
Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park produces 87,500 MW-hours of electricity annually, which is considered enough to power 40,000 houses. The total project cost was around €384 million (US$530 million).
Arnedo Solar Plant
This photovoltaic solar plant is installed in Arnedo, La Rioja, Spain. T-Solar is responsible for the installation as well as the operation of this power system. It was constructed in 2008 by Isolux Corsán. the cost was €181. The plant has a total capacity of 34MW and is made up of 172,000 modules (200 W each). It is spread out over an area of 173 acres (70 hectares). Arnedo Solar Plant generates roughly 49,936,510 kWh power per year, which is enough to supply 11,451 houses.