ESCATRON GR 5 is a 65 MW coal power plant in Aragon, Spain. It is operated by VIESGO GENERACION S.L.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 81k homes (estimated). It ranks #185 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1990, it is around 36 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006466.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000400680; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 65 MW, ESCATRON GR 5 is below the median coal plant in Spain (515.6 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.
Key facts
- Share of Spain coal capacity
- 0.5% of 12,360 MW across 24 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 19 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 VIESGO GENERACION S.L.. 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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.3°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 39% 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: 34/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #22 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
- CTCC ESCATRON · Gas · 274.6 MW · Aragon
- ESCATRON · Gas · 804 MW · Aragon
- MENUZA · Hydro · 27.7 MW · Aragon
- Castelnou · Solar · 4.9 MW · Aragon
- CICLO COMBINADO DE CASTELNOU · Gas · 800 MW · Aragon
- Escatron Peaker A.I.E. power station · Gas · 275 MW · Aragon
Location
Coordinates 41.2961, -0.3376 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is ESCATRON GR 5?
ESCATRON GR 5 is a 65 MW coal power plant in Aragon, Spain, commissioned in 1990.
Who operates ESCATRON GR 5?
ESCATRON GR 5 is operated by VIESGO GENERACION S.L..