Power plant · Andalusia, Spain
Christopher Columbus Power Plant
Christopher Columbus Power Plant is a power plant in Andalusia, Spain, with 391 MW of capacity, owned by Endesa.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Andalusia | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1961 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Endesa | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Endesa | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 391 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.2158, -6.9442 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Christopher Columbus Power Plant is the 11th-largest of 30 power plants in Andalusia and the 70th-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 391 MW is 0.49% of the 80,401 MW we hold for Spain. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | 11th of 30 | 11,804 MW | 3.3% |
| Spain | 70th of 226 | 80,401 MW | 0.49% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,301st of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CirCular | Processing plant | — | — | 1.6 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Other power plants in Andalusia
- Arcos1,585 MW
- Palos1,167 MW
- Litoral1,120 MW
- Bahía de Algeciras Power Plant821 MW
- ALG3821 MW
- Sanroque792 MW
- Campo de Gibraltar Power Plant781 MW
- Campgib781 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.