LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA is a 27.2 MW waste power plant in Murcia, Spain. It is operated by BECOSA ENERGIAS RENOVABLES S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 37k homes (estimated). It ranks #472 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006574.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 27.2 MW, LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA is well above the median waste plant in Spain (16.4 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Spain waste capacity
- 4.3% of 628 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest waste plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by BECOSA ENERGIAS RENOVABLES S.A..
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.5°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 65% 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: 25/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #7 largest waste power plant of 18 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 18 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 628 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mazarrón Conergy · Solar · 5.2 MW · Murcia
- Mazarrón · Solar · 6.3 MW · Murcia
- Hinojar · Solar · 7.6 MW · Murcia
- Fuente Álamo II · Solar · 8.9 MW · Murcia
- Fuente Álamo · Solar · 27.9 MW · Murcia
- Fuente Álamo I · Solar · 14.8 MW · Murcia
Location
Coordinates 37.4955, -1.4802 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA?
LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA is a 27.2 MW waste power plant in Murcia, Spain.
Who operates LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA?
LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA is operated by BECOSA ENERGIAS RENOVABLES S.A..