List of power plants in Spain

Electricity production in Spain by energy source

The power plants in Spain are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures). The list is not complete.

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2016 was Spain concerning. The installed capacity of 105.9  GW in place 12 and with respect. Annual production of 258.6 billion  kWh in place 17 in the world. The degree of electrification was 100% in 2016. Spain was a net importer of electricity in 2016; it exported 14.18 billion kWh and imported 21.85 billion kWh.

map

Aboño Aceca Aguayo Alcantara Aldeadávila Almaraz Almendra Andasol ArcosdelaFrontera Arrubal As Pontes Ascó Azutan BahíadeAlgeciras BahíadeBizkaia Belesarius Besos Bolarque CampodeG Gibraltar Canelles Castejon Castellón Castrelo Castro Cas safe Cedillo Cíjara Cofrentes Compostilla Cortes II Doiras Escatron Esc GDF Esc GN Es Mur Frieira Gabriely Galán Ibiza José Cabrera La Robla La LitoraldeAlmería Los Barrios Maó Meirama Mequinenza Narcea PalosdelaFrontera PlanadelVent Postage demouros PS10 PS20 Puente Nuevo PuertodeBarcelona Riba Ricobayo Sabón Sagunto Salime San Esteban San Roque Santa María Saucelle Son Reus So Tanes Teruel Trillo Torrejon Valdecañas Vandellòs Velilla Villalcampo

Caloric power plants

Name of the power plant	block	Inst. Power (MW)	Type / fuel	status
Aboño	1 to 2	921	Coal , metallurgical gas	in operation
Aceca	3 to 4	800	GuD	in operation
Arcos de la Frontera	1 to 3	1,600	GuD	in operation
Arrubal	1 to 2	800	GuD	in operation
As Pontes	1 to 4	1400	coal	Application for shutdown
	5 to 6	830	GuD
Bahia de Algeciras	1 to 2	750	Heavy fuel oil	shut down
	3	800	GuD	in operation
Bahia de Bizkaia	1 to 2	800	GuD	in operation
Barranco de Tirajana		697	Heavy fuel oil	in operation
Besos		859	natural gas	in operation
Campo de Gibraltar		800	natural gas	in operation
Castejon		855	natural gas	in operation
Castellón	1 to 2	1060	Heavy fuel oil	shut down
	3 to 4	1647	GuD	in operation
Cas safe		480	natural gas	in operation
Compostilla	1 to 5	1311	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Escatron	1	804	GuD	in operation
Escombreras GDF		1,200	natural gas	in operation
Escombreras GN		1,200	natural gas	in operation
It Murterar	1 to 2	250	coal	closed (since December 30, 2019)
	3 to 6	335	Coal, diesel fuel	in operation
Ibiza		292	natural gas	in operation
Jinámar		416	diesel	in operation
La Robla	1 to 2	655	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Lada	1 to 3	205	coal	shut down
	4th	358	coal	Application for shutdown
Almeria Littoral	1 to 2	1158	coal	Application for shutdown
Los Barrios	1	589	coal	Intention to shutdown
Maó		123	natural gas	in operation
Meirama	1	563	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Narcea	1 to 3	595	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Palos de la Frontera	1 to 3	1,200	GuD	in operation
Plana del Vent	1 to 2	800	GuD	in operation
Puente Nuevo		324	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Port de Barcelona	1 to 2	850	GuD	in operation
Sabón	1	400	GuD	in operation
Sagunto	1 to 3	1200	GuD	in operation
San Roque	1 to 2	800	GuD	in operation
Son Reus		601	natural gas	in operation
Soto de Ribera	1	68	coal	shut down (since November 2007)
	2	254	coal	shut down (since 2015)
	3	361	coal	Application for decommissioning for 2021
	4 to 5	865	GuD	in operation
Teruel	1 to 3	1,050	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)
Velilla	1 to 2	516	coal	closed (since June 30, 2020)

Nuclear power plants

→ Main articles : Nuclear energy in Spain  and List of nuclear facilities in Spain

In 2011, nuclear energy accounted for 20 percent of total electricity generation; According to the IAEA , the proportion is currently 20.43% (as of December 2019).

List of nuclear power plants in Spain (source: IAEA, as of December 2019)

Surname	block	Reactor type	model	status	Net power in MW	Gross power in MW	start of building	First network synchronization	Commercial operation (planned)	Switching off processing (planned)	Feed- in in TWh
Almaraz	1	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1011	1049	07/03/1973	05/01/1981	09/01/1983	-	255.94
	2	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1006	1044	07/03/1973	10/08/1983	07/01/1984	-	252.95
Ascó	1	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	995	1033	05/16/1974	08/13/1983	12/10/1984	-	246.39
	2	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	997	1035	07.03.1975	October 23, 1985	March 31, 1986	-	240.90
Cofrentes	1	BWR	BWR-6 (Mark 3)	In operation	1064	1102	09.09.1975	10/14/1984	03/11/1985	-	261.68
José Cabrera	1	PWR	WH 1LP	Shut down	141	150	06/24/1964	07/14/1968	08/13/1969	04/30/2006	34.63
Santa María de Garoña	1	BWR	BWR-3	Shut down	446	466	09/01/1966	03/02/1971	05/11/1971	07/06/2013	126.98
Trillo	1	PWR	PWR 3 loops	In operation	1003	1066	08/17/1979	May 23, 1988	08/06/1988	-	231.53
Vandellòs	1	GCR	-	Shut down	480	500	06/21/1968	05/06/1972	08/02/1972	07/31/1990	53.63
	2	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1045	1087	December 29, 1980	12/12/1987	03/08/1988	-	223.74

1. ↑ The reactor was temporarily shut down on July 6, 2013 ( long-term shutdown ); on August 2, 2017, it was finally switched off ( permanent shutdown ) without being put into operation again in between.

Solar power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	Type	status
Andasol	150	Solar thermal power plant	in operation
Artà	3.4	PV	in operation
Can Verd	2.1	PV	in operation
Cortadeta	2.2	PV	in operation
Emicela	1.75	PV	in operation
PS10	11	Solar thermal power plant	in operation
PS20	20th	Solar thermal power plant	in operation
Son Salomó	4th	PV	in operation

Hydropower plants

→ Main article : List of hydropower plants in Spain

There are numerous hydropower plants in Spain. In 2008, its installed capacity was 19,015 MW, that is 20.1% of the total installed capacity of 94,761 MW. In rainy years, their annual production can exceed 40 billion kWh, while in dry years it is less than 25 billion kWh. The table lists the hydropower plants with an installed capacity of more than 100 MW.

Name of the power plant	No.	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Aguayo	I.	360	Torina	in operation
	II	1000		planned
Alcantara		915	Tagus	in operation
Aldeadávila		1,243	Duero	in operation
Almendra		810	Tormes	in operation
Azutan		200	Tagus	in operation
Belesarius	I.	300	Miño	in operation
	II	20th		in operation
	III	215		planned
Bolarque	I.	28	Tagus	in operation
	II	208		in operation
	III	4.2		in operation
Canelles		108	Noguera Ribagorzana	in operation
Castrelo	I.	126	Miño	in operation
	II	16.7		planned
Castro		190	Duero	in operation
Cedillo		500	Tagus	in operation
Cíjara		102	Guadiana	in operation
Cortes de Pallas		630	Júcar	in operation
Doiras (Silvón)		121	Navia	in operation
Estany-Gento Sallente		468		in operation
Frieira	I.	145	Miño	in operation
	II	17.5		in operation
Gabriel y Galán		110	Alagón	in operation
Guillena		210	Rivera de Huelva	in operation
La Campañana		131	Sil	in operation
Los Peares	I.	181	Miño	in operation
	II	18.5		in operation
	III	158		planned
Mequinenza		324	Ebro	in operation
Postage demouros		106	Ulla	in operation
Pantà de Riba-roja		265	Ebro	in operation
Ricobayo		291	Esla	in operation
Salime		128	Navia	in operation
San Esteban	I.	265	Sil	in operation
	II	175		in operation
Saucelle		525	Duero	in operation
Tagus de la Encantada		360		in operation
Tanes		124	Nalón	in operation
Torrejon		132	Tagus	in operation
Valdecañas		132	Tagus	in operation
Villalcampo		206	Duero	in operation

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} It is a pumped storage power plant ; in some power plants not all machines are designed as pump turbines.

Wind farms

At the end of 2013, Spain was in second place in the EU for wind turbines in terms of installed capacity with 22,959 MW. According to The Wind Power , wind turbines with a total output of 23,431 MW were recorded at the end of 2018 (in operation, under construction or planned).

Name of the wind farm	Inst. Power (MW)	number	status
Es Milà	3.2	4th	in operation
Jaulín	9	2	in operation

Web links

Commons : Power plants in Spain  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

See also

• List of power plants in the Balearic Islands

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The power plant is located on the Canary Islands and is therefore not shown on the map.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} The power plant is not shown on the map due to its low output.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed December 15, 2019 . 
2. ^ Besos-5 CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 12, 2015 .  
3. ↑ Campo de Gibraltar CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 10, 2015 .  
4. ↑ Castejon HCE CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 12, 2015 .  
5. ↑ Cartegana (El Fangal) CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 10, 2015 .  
6. ↑ Cartagena (Escombreras GN) CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 10, 2015 .  
7. ↑ Nuclear Energy World Report 2011 (PDF 0.5 MB) atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power, p. 273 , accessed on December 9, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Spain. IAEA , accessed December 10, 2019 . 
9. ↑ AGUA Y ENERGÍA: PRODUCCIÓN Hidroelectrica EN ESPAÑA. (PDF 771 kB, p. 7 (113), 12 (118)) Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía Universidad de Alicante, accessed on September 10, 2015 (English).  
10. ↑ ^{a b c d} Las 10 mayores centrales hidroeléctricas de España. El Periódico de la Energía, July 13, 2015, accessed July 10, 2020 (Spanish). 
11. ↑ Wind in power 2013 European statistics. (PDF; 1.1 MB p. 4) The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), February 2014, accessed on September 8, 2015 (English).  
12. ↑ Online access> Countries> Spain. The Wind Power, accessed December 10, 2019 .