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Darro Epuron

Solar power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Approximate location 37.3488, -3.2707.

SolarAndalusiaSpainAssumed PV

Darro Epuron is a 14 MW solar power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.8k homes (estimated). It ranks #694 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 21.8% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).

14Source-backed capacity
5,829homes powered (est.)
2017commissioned (~9 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0060292.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDarro Epuron WRI
CountrySpain · Andalusia WRI
Coordinates37.3488, -3.2707 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity14 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
Commissioned2017 WRI
TechnologyAssumed PV WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#694 of 899 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#82 of 243 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.37× · 10 MW median · 243 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent5,829 calculated
Climate12.3°C · HDD 2,400 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 14 MW for Darro Epuron solar project, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: A3_MAJOR_REVIEW_SCOPE_STATUS - recommended action: manual_scope_status_check - confidence: low_until_scope_verified. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100001009176); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 14 MW, Darro Epuron is well above the median solar plant in Spain (10 MW). Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Spain

Don Rodrigo: 225 MW225Don RodrigoSOLABEN 3: 200 MW200SOLABEN 3PLANTA SOLAR TERMICA SOLNOVA 1: 150 MW150PLANTA SOL…EXTRESOL-1: 150 MW150EXTRESOL-1ANDASOL-3: 150 MW150ANDASOL-3PLANTA SOLAR TERMICA HELIOENERGY 1: 100 MW100PLANTA SOL…PST SOLACOR 1: 100 MW100PST SOLACO…Palma del Rio CSP: 100 MW100Palma del …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

12.3°Cannual mean temp
2,400heating degree-days (base 18°C)
339cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,302 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 5 °CFM: 7 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 12 °CON: 8 °CND: 5 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 2% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 49/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
19.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
64 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #82 largest solar power plant of 243 in Spain by capacity.

Spain has 243 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 5,166 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 37.3488, -3.2707 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Darro Epuron?

Darro Epuron is a 14 MW source-record solar power plant in Andalusia, Spain, commissioned in 2017.

How many homes can Darro Epuron power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 5,829 homes (estimated).

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