Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

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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.[1]

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