MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 is a 195.2 MW oil power station in Balearic Islands, Spain. It is operated by GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 147k homes (estimated). It ranks #100 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1991, it is around 35 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 WRI1006655.
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 195.2 MW, MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 is well above 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
- 3.2% of 6,078 MW across 33 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 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 GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U.
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 39.9°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 56% 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: 27/100 — 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 #8 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
- MAHON TG4 · Gas · 50 MW · Balearic Islands
- Alcúdia power station · Gas · 75 MW · Mallorca
- ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 · Coal · 533.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- Son Reus incineration power station · Waste · 72.9 MW · Balearic Islands
- SON REUS 3 TURBINA DE GAS N 3 · Oil · 563.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- CAS TRESORER TG3 CC2 · Gas · 460 MW · Balearic Islands
Location
Coordinates 39.8964, 4.2597 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2?
MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 is a 195.2 MW oil power plant in Balearic Islands, Spain, commissioned in 1991.
Who operates MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2?
MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 is operated by GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD GENERACION S.A.U.