Lipor - Valongo is a 2.6 MW waste power plant in Porto, Portugal. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.6k homes (estimated). It ranks #346 of 480 Portugal power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. In context, the national grid averages 128 gCO₂/kWh (81.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022537.
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
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 2.6 MW, Lipor - Valongo is well above the median waste plant in Portugal (2 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Portugal waste capacity
- 2.0% of 132 MW across 24 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 24 dated waste plants in Portugal are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest waste plants in Portugal
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.2°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 #10 largest waste power plant of 24 in Portugal by capacity.
Portugal has 24 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 132 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- LIPOR II · Waste · 29 MW · Porto
- Penhas Altas · Hydro · 1.6 MW · Porto
- Senhora do Salto · Hydro · 3.8 MW · Porto
- Matosinhos Refinery power station · Gas · 82 MW · Matosinhos
- Tapada do Outeiro · Gas · 990 MW · Porto
- Sermonde (Aterro Sanitário) · Waste · 4.5 MW · Porto
Location
Coordinates 41.1995, -8.5458 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lipor - Valongo?
Lipor - Valongo is a 2.6 MW waste power plant in Porto, Portugal, commissioned in 2009.