BELESAR GRUPO 2 — Spain

BELESAR GRUPO 2 is a 331 MW hydro power station in Galicia, Spain. It ranks #76 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 11.4% 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 WRI1006246.

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 331 MW, BELESAR GRUPO 2 is well above the median hydro plant in Spain (55.2 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #11 largest hydro power plant of 124 in Spain by capacity.

Spain has 124 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 15,680 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• P.E. CHANTADA · Wind · 48 MW · Galicia
• P.E. PEDRA CHANTADA · Wind · 21.8 MW · Galicia
• P.E. MONTE CABEZA · Wind · 36.8 MW · Galicia
• LOS PEARES GRUPO 2 · Hydro · 181 MW · Galicia
• P.E. RIOBOO · Wind · 20.8 MW · Galicia
• P. E. SAN ESTEBAN FASE I · Wind · 66.5 MW · Galicia

Location

Coordinates 42.6263, -7.7135 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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