EL CARCHE is a 24.8 MW wind power plant in Murcia, Spain. It is operated by ENRON WIND DE ESPANA S.L.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #498 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 20.4% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006435.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 24.8 MW, EL CARCHE is below the median wind plant in Spain (30 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Spain wind capacity
- 0.2% of 11,361 MW across 341 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 54 of 252 dated wind plants in Spain are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENRON WIND DE ESPANA S.L..
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 38.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 25% 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: 40/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
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 #209 largest wind power plant of 341 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 341 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 11,361 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- P. E. LOS ALMENDROS II · Wind · 28 MW · Murcia
- P. E. LOS REVENTONES · Wind · 34 MW · Murcia
- PARQUE EOLICO LOS ALMENDROS I · Wind · 15.8 MW · Murcia
- Hoya de Los Vicentes · Solar · 23 MW · Murcia
- PARQUE EOLICO LACERA · Wind · 25.7 MW · Murcia
- PARQUE EOLICO SIERRA GORDA · Wind · 26.4 MW · Murcia
Location
Coordinates 38.4545, -1.214 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EL CARCHE?
EL CARCHE is a 24.8 MW wind power plant in Murcia, Spain, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates EL CARCHE?
EL CARCHE is operated by ENRON WIND DE ESPANA S.L..