Puertollano IGCC power station is a 317.7 MW coal power station in Castille-La Mancha, Spain. It is operated by Elcogás SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 398k homes (estimated). It ranks #79 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 0.3% 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 CT-314.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM wiki unit-level table, historical/all-units fallback when no operating units, fetched 2026-07-05; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 317.7 MW, Puertollano IGCC power station is below the median coal plant in Spain (515.6 MW). Technically it is described as IGCC. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Spain coal capacity
- 2.6% of 12,360 MW across 24 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 21 of 23 dated coal 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 coal plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Elcogás SA.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 38.7°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 27% 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: 40/100 — 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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 #17 largest coal power plant of 24 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 24 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 12,360 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ence Puertollano power station · Biomass · 50 MW · Castille-La Mancha
- Ibersol CSP · Solar · 50 MW · Castille-La Mancha
- Puertollano · Solar · 50 MW · Castille-La Mancha
- COGENERACION REPSOL · Oil · 40.8 MW · Castille-La Mancha
- REPSOL PUERTOLLANO · Gas · 80.5 MW · Castille-La Mancha
- Almodóvar del Campo · Solar · 10 MW · Castille-La Mancha
Location
Coordinates 38.659, -3.9806 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Puertollano IGCC power station?
Puertollano IGCC power station is a 317.7 MW coal power plant in Castille-La Mancha, Spain, commissioned in 1996.
Who operates Puertollano IGCC power station?
Puertollano IGCC power station is operated by Elcogás SA.