Linoperamata is a 314 MW oil power station in Crete, Greece. It is operated by Public Power Company of Greece. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 236k homes (estimated). It ranks #31 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1971, it is around 55 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 496,631 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 116k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 7.2% of Greece's electricity; the national grid averages 315 gCO₂/kWh (49.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061071.
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 314 MW for Linoperamata 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 · L100001000029; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.
496,631 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 Greece oil capacity
- 50.5% of 622 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated oil plants in Greece 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 Greece
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Public Power Company of Greece. 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-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.3°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 61% 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: 26/100 — 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 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 #1 largest oil power plant of 3 in Greece by capacity.
Greece has 3 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 622 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Chania · Gas · 341 MW · Crete
- Atherinolakkos · Oil · 102 MW · Crete
- Chonos · Wind · 4.5 MW · Crete
Location
Coordinates 35.34, 25.0523 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Linoperamata?
Linoperamata is a 314 MW oil power plant in Crete, Greece, commissioned in 1971.
Who operates Linoperamata?
Linoperamata is operated by Public Power Company of Greece.
How much CO₂ does Linoperamata emit?
Linoperamata has measured emissions of about 496,631 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).