publicado por david y juan ignacio

Spain is in line with other OECD countries regarding the production of electricity, with 18.5% of this energy from hydro. The development of hydroelectric power in Spain in recent decades has been ever increasing although the participation of women in the total power produced has been declining. This is due to increased production of nuclear and thermal energy of the last 50 and 30 years respectively. The installed power in Spain in 2008 was 18,451 MW.

The hydraulic production plant with installed capacity is the largest dam in the River Duero Aldeadávila with 1140 MW, followed by Jose Maria de Oriol reservoir on the Rio Tejo (Cáceres province) with 915 MW. Other reservoirs of capacity above 500 MW are Cortes-La Muela in Júcar (Valencia), Villarino on Tormes (Salamanca)