Largest solar power stations in Spain

Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Spain.

(Updated 01 June 2021)

See also: Solar installers in Spain

Solar power stations, PV farms 2021 in Spain

Name Location State Capacity MWp or MWAC (*) Annual Output GWh Land Size km² On grid Remarks Developer

Solar park de Chiprana, Escatrón y Samper de Calanda

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Aragon

800

 

3100ha

2020

 

Cobra (ACS Group)

Núñez de Balboa Photovoltaic Power Plant

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Extremadura

500

832

10

2020

Photovoltaic solar plant located in Usagre, Badajoz. The power plant is equipped with 115 inverters and two substations.

Iberdrola

Mula Photovoltaic Power Plant

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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

Cobra (ACS Group)

Talasol Solar (Cáceres)

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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

Talayuela Solar (Cáceres)

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Extremadura

300

600

822ha

2020

Solar park developed in Cáceres city

Kompa Solaire SASU, Genia Global Energy Solutions

Don Rodrigo Solar Power Plant (Sevilla)

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Andalucia

175

 

270ha

2019

Europe’s 1st subsidy free Solar Project of its scale

BayWa r.e.

Parque Fotovoltaico Picón I, Picón II y Picón III

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Castilla-La Mancha

150

310

 

2019

This infrastructure is capable of reducing around 4.5 million tons of CO2 during its useful life

Naturgy

“Santiz I”, “Guleve-Palacios del Arzobispo” y “Lerapa-Vadelosa I” Solar Park (Salamanca)

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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.

Solaria Energia

Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park

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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.

 

Puertollano Photovoltaic Park

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Castilla–La Mancha

47

   

2008

476 individual plants with a nominal power of 100 kWp, Suntech and Solaria modules.

Renovalia

Planta Solar La Magascona & La Magasquila

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Extremadura

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

Planta Solar Dulcinea

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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.

 

Merida/Don Alvaro Solar Park

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Extremadura

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

Osa de la Vega Solar Plant

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Castilla–La Mancha

30

   

2008

Solar photovoltaic power plant located in the Province of Cuenca

 

Arnedo Solar Plant

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La Rioja

30

49

70ha

2008

The power system installations are supplied and the solar plant is operated by T-Solar.

Isolux Corsán

Planta Fotovoltaico Casas de Los Pinos

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Castilla–La Mancha

28

   

2008

   

Planta solar Fuente Álamo

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Murcia

26

44

62ha

2008

It was later acquired by FRV. The power station cost nearly €200 million

Gestamp Solar

Planta fotovoltaica de Lucainena de las Torres

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Andalucia

23.2

   

2008

 

Ner Energy Invest GmbH

Parque Fotovoltaico Abertura Solar

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Extremadura

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

Parque Solar Hoya de Los Vicentes

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Murcia

23

41

100ha

2008

A total of 120,000 solar panels have been installed in the facility.

Elecnor

Huerta Solar Almaraz

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Extremadura

22.1

43

120ha

2008

OPDE installed 2,000 solar trackers, each with an output of 11 kilowatt peak (kWp).

OPDE

Parque Solar El Coronil 1+2

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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

El Bonillo Solar Park

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Castilla–La Mancha

20

   

2008

   

Granadilla de Abona Photovoltaic Park

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Canary Islands

20

   

2008

   

Planta solar fotovoltaico Calasparra

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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

Beneixama photovoltaic power plant

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Valencian Community

20

30

500,000 m2

2007

Tenesol, Aleo, and Solon SE solar modules with Q-Cells

City Solar

Planta de energía solar Mahora

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Castilla–La Mancha

15

   

2008

 

City Solar

Planta Solar Calzada de Oropesa (Toledo)

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Castilla–La Mancha

15

   

2009

   

Planta Solar Lorca (Murcia)

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Murcia

14

   

2008

   

Planta Solar de Salamanca

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Castile and León

13.8

n.a.

36ha

2007

70,000 Kyocera panels

Avanzalia Solar

Parque Solar Guadarranque

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Andalucia

13.6

24

37ha

2008

It consists of 123 photovoltaic installations, each including 550 220-watt solar panels.

Endesa

Huerta Solar El Realengo (Alicante)

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Valencian Community

13,24

   

2008

   

Lobosillo Solar Park

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Murcia

12.7

n.a.

 

2007

Chaori and YingLi modules

Ecostream

Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Villafranca

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Navarre

12

   

2008

High concentration PV technology

 

Huerta Solar Alfarrasí

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Valencian Community

10,75

   

2013

   

Monte Alto photovoltaic power plant

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Navarre

9.5

14

51ha

2007

 

ACCIONA Energía

Viana Solar Park

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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.

 

 

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