Conventional Hydroelectric Plants in Spain - other regions

Chanza
Location: Huelva
Operator: Junta de Andalucía
Configuration: 1 X 4.5 MW Francis
Operation: 1989
T/G supplier: ??
Quick facts: Chanza Reservoir is on the Spanish-Portuguese border and is part of the regional water supply system. The concrete gravity dam is 85m tall and 338m long.

Photograph by Paulo Juntas (wikipedia)
Posted 9 Oct 2010

Embid
Location: Zaragoza
Operator: Endesa SA
Configuration: 2 X 1.6 MW Francis
Operation: 1934
T/G supplier: BBC

Quick facts: This SHP is on the Rio Jalón in Calatayud municipality.

Photograph courtesy of Endesa SA
Posted 2 Jan 2013

Etxalar
Location: Navarra
Operator: EHN
Configuration: 280 kW Francis
Operation: 1922, 1988 (rebuild)
T/G supplier: Mecanica de la Pena SA

Photograph courtesy of EHN Group
Posted 17 Mar 2004

Irabia
Location: Navarra
Operator: EHN
Configuration: 1 X 1.21 Francis
Operation: 1948
T/G supplier: ??

Photograph courtesy of EHN Group
Posted 17 Mar 2004

Jose Oriol
Location: Caceres
Operator: Iberdrola
Configuration: 6 X 235 MW Francis
Operation: 1969-1970
T/G supplier: Neyrpic, GE
Quick Facts: This is Spain's largest hydroelectric plant.

Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola
Posted 28 Apr 2002

La Serena
Location: Badajoz
Operator: Endesa SA
Configuration: 1 X 25 MW Kaplan
Operation: 1992
T/G supplier: Sulzer, ABB

Photograph courtesy of Endesa SA
Posted 2 Jan 2013

Loriguilla
Location: Valencia
Operator: Iberdrola
Configuration: 4.5 MW
Operation: 2001
T/G supplier: ??

Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola
Posted 27 Feb 2005

Millares
Location: Valencia
Operator: Iberdrola
Configuration: 4 X 20 MW Francis
Operation: 1932-1946 (ret 1998)
T/G supplier: Escher Wyss, BBC, GE
Quick facts: The original sets at Millares were retired and replaced with two 34-MW units in 2003. This plant is also known as Urrutia.

Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola
Posted 29 Oct 2005

Talavera
Location: Toledo
Operator: Iberdrola
Configuration: 4 X 1.6 MW semi-Kaplan
Operation: 2003
T/G supplier: VA TECH

Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola
Posted 27 Feb 2005

   

Villarino
Location: Salamanca
Operator: Iberdrola
Configuration: 6 X 135 MW Francis
Operation: 1970-1977
T/G supplier: KMW, BBC

Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola
Posted 13 Aug 2002

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 02-Jan-2013

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