SOTO RIBERA 3 is a 346.2 MW coal power station in Asturias, Spain. It ranks #75 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1984, it is around 42 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 WRI1007944.
Data status
Known data
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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 · 2026 · L100000103503; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 346.2 MW, SOTO RIBERA 3 is below the median coal plant in Spain (515.6 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #16 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
- CTCC SOTO DE RIBERA GRUPO 5 · Gas · 854.2 MW · Asturias
- La Pereda Hunosa power station · Coal · 50 MW · Asturias
- PROAZA 1 · Hydro · 49.5 MW · Asturias
- CT LADA 4 · Coal · 347.7 MW · Asturias
- P.E. MURIAS II · Wind · 84.8 MW · Asturias
- ABONO 2 · Coal · 877.7 MW · Asturias
Location
Coordinates 43.3122, -5.8739 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SOTO RIBERA 3?
SOTO RIBERA 3 is a 346.2 MW coal power plant in Asturias, Spain, commissioned in 1984.