La Muela I hydroelectric plant

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Other names: La Muela

La Muela I hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for La Muela I hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1989[2] 635 MW[1] 3[3] Pumped storage[4] Iberdrola SA [100%][5][2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for La Muela I hydroelectric plant

Location River Complex Coordinates (WGS 84)
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain[6] Júcar River[7] Cortes-La Muela Complex[4] 39.2628, -0.9192 (exact)[6]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221219182116/https://www.iberdrola.com/about-us/figures/main-operational-data. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705145751/https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/features/featurepumped-storage-in-spain/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817163955/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/la-muela-spain/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705144900/https://www.hydropower-dams.com/articles/the-design-of-spains-la-muela-ii-pumped-storage-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220419200424/https://www.energias-renovables.com/hidraulica/cortesla-muela-la-mayor-central-de-bombeo-20131015. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230306023924/https://www.iberdrola.com/about-us/what-we-do/hydroelectric-power/hydro-plant-cortes-la-muela. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)