| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
La Africana |
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Posadas
(Córdoba) |
| Owner(s): |
Ortiz/TSK/Magtel
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2012
|
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La Africana
This page provides information on La Africana, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
November 24, 2012
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Posadas |
| Region: |
Córdoba |
| Lat/Long Location: |
37°44′
52.0″
North,
5°6′
56.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
252 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
1,950 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Electricity Generation: |
170,000 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Start Production: |
November 21,
2012 |
| Cost (approx): |
387,000,000 Euros |
| Construction Job-Years: |
300 |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
40 |
| PPA/Tariff Type: |
Real Decreto 661/2007 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.0 Euro cents per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| PPA/Tariff Information: |
Feed-in Tariff |
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Ortiz/TSK/Magtel |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Ortiz/TSK/Magtel
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Sener |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Endesa |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
550,000 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
672 |
| # of Loops: |
168 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
| SCA Length: |
150 |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
12 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Sener
(SenerTrough)
|
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
293°C |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
| Solar-Field Temp Difference: |
100°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
7.5 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
60% Sodium Nitrate, 40% Potassium Nitrate. |
