JINAMAR 10 GAS 2 is a 234.5 MW oil power station in Canary Islands, Spain. It is operated by UNION ELECTRICA DE CANARIAS GENERACION S.A.U.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 176k homes (estimated). It ranks #88 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. 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 WRI1006564.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 272 MW for Jinamar power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 234.5 MW, JINAMAR 10 GAS 2 is well above the median oil plant in Spain (67.3 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Spain oil capacity
- 3.9% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 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 UNION ELECTRICA DE CANARIAS GENERACION S.A.U.. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — 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 92% 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: 16/100 — 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 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 #7 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
- Las palmas LNG power station · Gas · 70 MW · Gran Canaria
- BARRANCO DE TIRAJANA 7 VAPOR 3 (CC1) · Oil · 697 MW · Canary Islands
- Cotesa power station · Gas · 38 MW · Canary Islands
- CANDELARIA 9 VAPOR 5 · Oil · 153.9 MW · Canary Islands
- El Bailadero · Solar · 9 MW · Canary Islands
- Magec de Abona · Solar · 6.3 MW · Canary Islands
Location
Coordinates 28.0424, -15.4114 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is JINAMAR 10 GAS 2?
JINAMAR 10 GAS 2 is a 234.5 MW oil power plant in Canary Islands, Spain, commissioned in 1989.
Who operates JINAMAR 10 GAS 2?
JINAMAR 10 GAS 2 is operated by UNION ELECTRICA DE CANARIAS GENERACION S.A.U..