ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 is a 533.8 MW coal power station in Balearic Islands, Spain. It is operated by GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 668k homes (estimated). It ranks #57 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 646,810 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 151k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 0.3% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006172.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 533.8 MW, ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 is around the median coal plant in Spain (515.6 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~646,810 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Spain coal capacity
- 4.3% of 12,360 MW across 24 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 of 23 dated coal plants in Spain are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 50% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 29/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #11 largest coal power plant of 24 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 24 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 12,360 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Alcúdia power station · Gas · 75 MW · Mallorca
- SON REUS 3 TURBINA DE GAS N 3 · Oil · 563.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- Son Reus incineration power station · Waste · 72.9 MW · Balearic Islands
- CAS TRESORER TG3 CC2 · Gas · 460 MW · Balearic Islands
- GRUPO TURBO-GENERADOR 2 TIRME-SON REUS · Waste · 74.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 · Oil · 195.2 MW · Balearic Islands
Location
Coordinates 39.8106, 3.0913 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1?
ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 is a 533.8 MW coal power plant in Balearic Islands, Spain, commissioned in 1981.
Who operates ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1?
ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 is operated by GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U.
How much CO₂ does ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 emit?
ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 has modelled emissions of about 646,810 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).