Power plants in Portugal

Name: Power plants in Portugal
Creator: PowerAtlas
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A directory of 480 power plants in Portugal with a combined installed capacity of 15,598 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

480power plants

15,598MW total capacity

9fuel types

8with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Portugal)

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

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)

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

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

#	Plant	Fuel	MW
1	Sines power station	Coal	1,296
2	Ribatejo	Gas	1,176
3	Tapada do Outeiro	Gas	990
4	Pego C.C.	Gas	836
5	Lares	Gas	826
6	Frades II	Hydro	736
7	Pego power station	Coal	682
8	Alto Lindoso	Hydro	630
9	Alto Minho I	Wind	240
10	Solara4	Solar	219
11	Alto Douro	Wind	216
12	Alto da Coutada	Wind	188
13	Vitória power station	Oil	172
14	Pinhal Interior	Wind	157
15	Gardunha	Wind	135
16	Penamacor	Wind	132
17	Terras Altas de Fafe	Wind	124
18	Toutiço	Wind	124
19	Arada-Montemuro	Wind	121
20	Serra dos Candeeiros	Wind	121

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Wind (223)Hydro (122)Solar (72)Waste (24)Gas (13)

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 479 current or operating power-plant records in Portugal in this open dataset, with about 15,598 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

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 (223 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)).