LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1) is a 11.7 MW oil power plant 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 8.8k homes (estimated). It ranks #740 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1988, it is around 38 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 WRI1006617.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 171 MW for Las Salinas 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408751; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 11.7 MW, LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1) 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.
Key facts
- Share of Spain oil capacity
- 0.2% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 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 28.5°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 96% 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: 15/100 — 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt 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 #32 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 SALINAS 12 DIESEL 9 · Oil · 72.1 MW · Canary Islands
- LAS SALINAS 8 GAS 2 · Oil · 51.2 MW · Canary Islands
- Las Salinas power station · Oil · 171 MW · Canary Islands
- LA BARCA 1 · Hydro · 52.1 MW · Canary Islands
- PUNTA GRANDE 19 DIESEL 11 · Oil · 184.9 MW · Canary Islands
- Las palmas LNG power station · Gas · 70 MW · Gran Canaria
Location
Coordinates 28.5004, -13.8627 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1)?
LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1) is a 11.7 MW oil power plant in Canary Islands, Spain, commissioned in 1988.
Who operates LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1)?
LAS SALINAS 9 (GAS MOVIL 1) is operated by UNION ELECTRICA DE CANARIAS GENERACION S.A.U..