Country Spain Status Operational Type CSP Site area 150 ha Units operational 1 | Location near Guadix, Granada Commission date May 8, 2009 CSP technology Parabolic trough Owner Iberdrola | |
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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.
Three additional sections are planned for operation beginning in 2013, Puertollano 2, 72 MW, Puertollano 3, 12.4 MW, and Puertollano 4, 50 MW.
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