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Power plants in Portugal

A directory of 480 power plants in Portugal with a combined installed capacity of 15,600 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

480power plants
15,600MW total capacity
9fuel types
8with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Portugal)

Wind: 224 plants224WindHydro: 122 plants122HydroSolar: 72 plants72SolarWaste: 24 plants24WasteBiomass: 19 plants19BiomassGas: 13 plants13GasCoal: 2 plants2CoalGeothermal: 2 plants2Geothermal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Portugal electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

128gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
81.0%low-carbon electricity
81.0%renewables
19.0%fossil fuels
Hydro: 30 % of electricity30HydroWind: 27 % of electricity27WindSolar: 17 % of electricity17SolarGas: 16 % of electricity16GasBioenergy: 7 % of electricity7BioenergyOil: 3 % of electricity3OilOther Renewables: 0 % of electricity0Other Rene…

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Portugal’s power emissions

Across the 8 Portugal power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 2.1 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Tapada do Outeiro (gas), accounts for about 65% of that 8-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — TrustEnergy BV [100%], Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira SA, EDP SA [100%] — control roughly 90% of that 8-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Tapada do Outeiro: 1.3 Mt CO2/yr1.3Tapada do …Vitória power station: 0.28 Mt CO2/yr0.28Vitória po…Ribatejo: 0.23 Mt CO2/yr0.23RibatejoViana Mill power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Viana Mill…Termoeléctrica da Figueira da Foz: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Termoeléct…Termoeléctrica de Cacia: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Termoeléct…Aveiro (Aterro Sanitário): <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Aveiro (At…Cogeração Caima: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Cogeração …

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

TrustEnergy BV [100%]: 1.3 Mt CO2/yr1.3TrustEnerg…Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira SA: 0.28 Mt CO2/yr0.28Empresa de…EDP SA [100%]: 0.23 Mt CO2/yr0.23EDP SA [10…Ds Smith Paper Viana [100%]: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Ds Smith P…

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Portugal

#PlantFuelMW
1Sines power stationCoal1,296
2RibatejoGas1,176
3Tapada do OuteiroGas990
4Pego C.C.Gas836
5LaresGas826
6Frades IIHydro736
7Pego power stationCoal682
8Alto LindosoHydro630
9Alto Minho IWind240
10Solara4Solar219
11Alto DouroWind216
12Alto da CoutadaWind188
13Vitória power stationOil172
14Pinhal InteriorWind157
15GardunhaWind135
16PenamacorWind132
17Terras Altas de FafeWind124
18ToutiçoWind124
19Arada-MontemuroWind121
20Serra dos CandeeirosWind121

Largest by capacity → Dirtiest by CO₂ →

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Browse by fuel

Wind (224)Hydro (122)Solar (72)Waste (24)Gas (13)

Power plants in Portugal by region

Viseu (57)Lisbon (51)Vila Real (42)Coimbra (28)Braga (26)Beja (24)Madeira (23)Leiria (22)Faro (22)Guarda (22)Setubal (20)Aveiro (20)Porto (18)Castelo Branco (17)Santarem (16)Evora (14)Viana do Castelo (14)Azores (13)Portalegre (11)Braganca (11)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Portugal. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/portugal/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Portugal?

There are 480 power plants in Portugal in this open dataset, with about 15,600 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Portugal?

Sines power station is the largest at about 1,296 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Portugal?

The most common plant type in this dataset is wind (224 plants), across 9 fuel types in total.

How clean is Portugal's electricity grid?

Portugal's grid carbon intensity is about 128 gCO₂/kWh, with 81.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).