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ANLLARES GR 1

Coal power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain. Approximate location 42.8385, -6.5332.

CoalCastille and LeonSpainsubcritical

ANLLARES GR 1 is a 347 MW coal power station in Castille and Leon, Spain. It is operated by GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION S.L.U.. Based on reported annual generation of 917 GWh, it can supply roughly 262k homes. It ranks #74 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1982, it is around 44 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 0.3% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).

347Legacy source-record capacity
917GWh reported / yr
261,885homes powered
1982commissioned (~44 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006197.

Data status

Known data

FacilityANLLARES GR 1 WRI
CountrySpain · Castille and Leon WRI
Coordinates42.8385, -6.5332 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity347 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerGAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION S.L.U. WRI
Commissioned1982 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
GWh reported / yr917 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions916,600 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#74 of 899 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#15 of 24 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.67× · 516 MW median · 24 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent261,885 calculated from reported generation
Climate8.8°C · HDD 3,334 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 347 MW, ANLLARES GR 1 is below the median coal plant in Spain (516 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

Reported generation trend

2015: 704 GWh20152016: 1,013 GWh20162017: 917 GWh20171k GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION S.L.U.. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.8°Cannual mean temp
3,334heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,213 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 2 °CJF: 3 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 6 °CAM: 10 °CMJ: 14 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 17 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 9 °CON: 5 °CND: 3 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 36% above 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: 72/100 — this site sits in the top 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
27/100environmental-severity index
16.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
102 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #15 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

Location

Coordinates 42.8385, -6.5332 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is ANLLARES GR 1?

ANLLARES GR 1 is a 347 MW source-record coal power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain, commissioned in 1982.

How much electricity does ANLLARES GR 1 generate?

ANLLARES GR 1 generates about 917 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can ANLLARES GR 1 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 261,885 homes.

Who operates ANLLARES GR 1?

ANLLARES GR 1 is operated by GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION S.L.U..

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