Vitória power station is a 172.5 MW oil power station in Madeira, Portugal. It is operated by Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 130k homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 480 Portugal power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 284,274 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 66k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 2.6% 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 GOGPT_vitoria_portug.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001000075; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
284,274 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Portugal oil capacity
- 73.6% of 234 MW across 2 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 oil plants in Portugal
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira SA.
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 32.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #1 largest oil power plant of 2 in Portugal by capacity.
Portugal has 2 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 234 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Socorridos · Hydro · 24 MW · Madeira
- Santa Quitéria · Hydro · 1.7 MW · Madeira
- Fajã dos Padres · Hydro · 1.7 MW · Madeira
- Meia Serra (Estação de Tratamento de Resíduos) · Waste · 8 MW · Madeira
- Serra de Água · Hydro · 4.9 MW · Madeira
- Fajã da Nogueira · Hydro · 2.4 MW · Madeira
Location
Coordinates 32.648, -16.9676 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vitória power station?
Vitória power station is a 172.5 MW oil power plant in Madeira, Portugal, commissioned in 1980.
Who operates Vitória power station?
Vitória power station is operated by Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira SA.
How much CO₂ does Vitória power station emit?
Vitória power station has measured emissions of about 284,274 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).