Son Reus incineration power station is a 72.9 MW waste power plant in Balearic Islands, Spain. It is operated by Tirme SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 100k homes (estimated). It ranks #170 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 216,650 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 51k cars driven for a year. In context, 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-267.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: Climate TRACE; fuel: OpenStreetMap plant source tag (strict match)
In context: how this plant compares
At 72.9 MW, Son Reus incineration power station is well above the median waste plant in Spain (16.4 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.
~216,650 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Spain waste capacity
- 11.6% of 628 MW across 18 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 waste plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Tirme SA.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.6°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 51% 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: 29/100 — 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 #4 largest waste power plant of 18 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 18 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 628 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- SON REUS 3 TURBINA DE GAS N 3 · Oil · 563.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- CAS TRESORER TG3 CC2 · Gas · 460 MW · Balearic Islands
- GRUPO TURBO-GENERADOR 2 TIRME-SON REUS · Waste · 74.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1 · Coal · 533.8 MW · Balearic Islands
- Alcúdia power station · Gas · 75 MW · Mallorca
- MAHON 10 BURMEISTER N 2 · Oil · 195.2 MW · Balearic Islands
Location
Coordinates 39.6443, 2.6824 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Son Reus incineration power station?
Son Reus incineration power station is a 72.9 MW waste power plant in Balearic Islands, Spain.
Who operates Son Reus incineration power station?
Son Reus incineration power station is operated by Tirme SA.
How much CO₂ does Son Reus incineration power station emit?
Son Reus incineration power station has modelled emissions of about 216,650 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).