LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2 is a 67.3 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 51k homes (estimated). It ranks #180 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1006642.
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 80 MW for Los Guinchos 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 67.3 MW, LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2 is around the median oil plant in Spain (67.3 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Spain oil capacity
- 1.1% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 21 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 warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.7°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 74% 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: 22/100 — 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 #17 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
- GUIA DE ISORA GAS 1 · Oil · 43.1 MW · Canary Islands
- ARONA 1 GAS 1 · Oil · 43.2 MW · Canary Islands
- Arona power station · Oil · 50 MW · Canary Islands
- Granadilla power station · Oil · 749 MW · Tenerife
- Solten II · Solar · 11 MW · Canary Islands
- Solten · Solar · 19.7 MW · Canary Islands
Location
Coordinates 28.6538, -17.7867 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2?
LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2 is a 67.3 MW oil power plant in Canary Islands, Spain, commissioned in 2006.
Who operates LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2?
LOS GUINCHOS 15 GAS MOVIL 2 is operated by UNION ELECTRICA DE CANARIAS GENERACION S.A.U..