| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | La Africana |
| Location: | Posadas |
| Córdoba | |
| Andalusia Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Ortiz, TSK, Magtel |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2062 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2012 |
| Status Date | October 25, 2023 |
| Background | |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 170 |
| Lat/Long Location | 37.755,-5.057 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2.5 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Ortiz, TSK, Magtel |
| Spain | |
| EPC | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Endesa |
| Construction Job Years | 300 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 40 |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2012) | € 387.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $546.32 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 10926.4 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.28 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration EUR/kWh | 0.27 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2012 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.38 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | FIT |
| Policy Support Scheme | Real Decreto 661/2007 |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 550000 |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 672 |
| # of Loops | 168 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
| # of Modules per SCA | 12 |
| SCA Length (m) | 150 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Flabeg |
| Germany | |
| Mirror Model | RP3 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide:Dowtherm A https://www.diariodesevilla.es/economia/Dow-augura-ralentizacion-termosolar-Espana_0_541446341.html Synthetic Oil http://www.africanaenergia.es/index.php/en/africana-energia.html |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Working Fluid Manufacturer | Dow |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Schott |
| Germany | |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Germany | |
| Turbine Model | SST-700 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7.5 |
| Storage Description | 60% Sodium Nitrate, 40% Potassium Nitrate. |
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