P. E. EL HIERRO is a 38.4 MW wind power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain. It ranks #359 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1006791.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 65 MW for El Hierro wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 38.4 MW, P. E. EL HIERRO is well above the median wind plant in Spain (30 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #108 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
- RICOBAYO II 1 · Hydro · 326.6 MW · Castille and Leon
- P.E. VALMEDIANO · Wind · 34 MW · Castille and Leon
- PARQUE EOLICO VALMEDIANO · Wind · 44.9 MW · Castille and Leon
- CASTRO II · Hydro · 195.3 MW · Castille and Leon
- Sayago nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 1,075 MW · Zamora
- Pereruela · Solar · 9.9 MW · Castille and Leon
Location
Coordinates 41.6698, -5.931 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is P. E. EL HIERRO?
P. E. EL HIERRO is a 38.4 MW wind power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain, Pre Construction 2009.