FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO is a 24.8 MW oil power plant in Galicia, Spain. It is operated by FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 19k homes (estimated). It ranks #499 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 3,167 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 738 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 WRI1006483.
Data status
Known 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 24.8 MW, FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO is below the median oil plant in Spain (67.3 MW). 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.
3,167 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Spain oil capacity
- 0.4% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 29 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 FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO S.A..
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 43.5°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 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 #25 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
- EUME GR 1 · Hydro · 54.4 MW · Galicia
- La Coruna Refinery power station · Oil · 80 MW · A Coruna
- P. E. AMPLIACION SERRA DA LOBA (PENA REVOLTA) · Wind · 10 MW · Galicia
- CTCC SABON GRUPO 3 · Gas · 391.3 MW · Galicia
- GENSABON · Gas · 12 MW · Galicia
- P.E. DE CASTELO · Wind · 16.5 MW · Galicia
Location
Coordinates 43.4604, -8.2551 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO?
FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO is a 24.8 MW oil power plant in Galicia, Spain, commissioned in 2012.
Who operates FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO?
FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO is operated by FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO S.A..
How much CO₂ does FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO emit?
FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICO has measured emissions of about 3,167 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).