Arona power station is a 50 MW oil power plant in Canary Islands, Spain. It is operated by Endesa. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #243 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 43,060 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 10k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 3.5% 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 CT-275.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001007567; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, Arona power station is below the median oil plant in Spain (67.3 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~43,060 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 oil capacity
- 0.8% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 18 of 32 dated oil 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 oil plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Endesa.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.0°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 90% 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: 17/100 — 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 #19 largest oil power plant of 33 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 33 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 6,078 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- ARONA 1 GAS 1 · Oil · 43.2 MW · Canary Islands
- Granadilla power station · Oil · 749 MW · Tenerife
- Solten · Solar · 19.7 MW · Canary Islands
- Solten I · Solar · 13 MW · Canary Islands
- Solten II · Solar · 11 MW · Canary Islands
- GRANADILLA 1 GAS 1 · Oil · 693.3 MW · Canary Islands
Location
Coordinates 28.0497, -16.6429 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Arona power station?
Arona power station is a 50 MW oil power plant in Canary Islands, Spain, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates Arona power station?
Arona power station is operated by Endesa.
How much CO₂ does Arona power station emit?
Arona power station has modelled emissions of about 43,060 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).