PENA DE BEJO is a 20.8 MW hydro power plant in Cantabria, Spain. It is operated by SALTOS DEL NANSA I S.A. UNIPERSONAL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #570 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 11.4% 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 WRI1007734.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 20.8 MW, PENA DE BEJO is below the median hydro plant in Spain (55.2 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Spain hydro capacity
- 0.1% of 15,680 MW across 124 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by SALTOS DEL NANSA I S.A. UNIPERSONAL.
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.2°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 26% above 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: 65/100 — 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 humidity / wetness 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 #105 largest hydro power plant of 124 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 124 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 15,680 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- P.E. LA COTERA · Wind · 18 MW · Cantabria
- AMPLIACION DEL PICAL · Wind · 11.1 MW · Castille and Leon
- BARCENA GR 1 · Hydro · 61.1 MW · Cantabria
- AGUAYO 3 · Hydro · 360 MW · Cantabria
- Torrelavega Mill power station · Coal · 37 MW · Cantabria
- Torrelavega power station · Gas · 83 MW · Cantabria
Location
Coordinates 43.1504, -4.3817 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PENA DE BEJO?
PENA DE BEJO is a 20.8 MW hydro power plant in Cantabria, Spain.
Who operates PENA DE BEJO?
PENA DE BEJO is operated by SALTOS DEL NANSA I S.A. UNIPERSONAL.