Vila do Bispo I is a 2 MW wind power plant in Faro, Portugal. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7k homes (estimated). It ranks #412 of 480 Portugal power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1998, it is around 28 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 26.7% of Portugal's electricity; the national grid averages 128 gCO₂/kWh (81.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022489.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 10 MW for Vila Do Bispo wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000908351; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2 MW, Vila do Bispo I is below the median wind plant in Portugal (11.5 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Portugal wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 5,055 MW across 224 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 224 dated wind plants in Portugal are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Portugal
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.1°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 67% 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: 24/100 — 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt 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 #209 largest wind power plant of 224 in Portugal by capacity.
Portugal has 224 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 5,055 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Raposeira · Wind · 5.5 MW · Faro
- Vila do Bispo II · Wind · 10.5 MW · Faro
- Lagoa Funda · Wind · 12 MW · Faro
- Barão de São João · Wind · 61 MW · Faro
- Lagos · Solar · 2.3 MW · Faro
- Espinhaço do Cão · Wind · 10 MW · Faro
Location
Coordinates 37.0988, -8.8613 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vila do Bispo I?
Vila do Bispo I is a 2 MW wind power plant in Faro, Portugal, commissioned in 1998.