Villanueva de Serena is a 10.9 MW solar power plant in Extremadura, Spain. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.6k homes (estimated). It ranks #760 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0060125.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001009128; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 10.9 MW, Villanueva de Serena is around 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.
Key facts
- Share of Spain solar capacity
- 0.2% of 5,166 MW across 243 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 89 of 169 dated solar 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 solar plants in Spain
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 39.0°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 45% 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: 31/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.2% 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
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #113 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
- Magacela · Solar · 15.7 MW · Extremadura
- Zújar · Solar · 7 MW · Extremadura
- CONSOLL ORELLANA · Solar · 49.9 MW · Extremadura
- Miajadas power station · Biomass · 15 MW · Extremadura
- Campo Lugar · Solar · 4.8 MW · Extremadura
- Abertura · Solar · 23 MW · Extremadura
Location
Coordinates 38.964, -5.771 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Villanueva de Serena?
Villanueva de Serena is a 10.9 MW solar power plant in Extremadura, Spain, commissioned in 2017.