Power plant · Andalusia, Spain
Palos Power Plant
Palos Power Plant is a gas power plant in Andalusia, Spain, with 1,167 MW of capacity, owned by Naturgy.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | PALOS | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Andalusia | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2004 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Naturgy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Naturgy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,167 MW (sum of operating units, PALOS 2 389.1 MW; PALOS 3 391 MW; PALOS1 386.7 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,167 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WPALOS2-123-0R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WPALOS1-123-0Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WPALOS3-123-0J | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.1860, -6.8860 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 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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3 sources record Palos; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALOS | asset:eic:18WPALOS1-123-0Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Palos de la Frontera power plant | asset:wikidata:Q11994661 | Wikidata | Same coordinates, capacity and technology |
| PALOS DE LA FRONTERA | asset:opsd:18WPALOS1-123-0Z | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Palos is the 2nd-largest of 30 power plants in Andalusia and the 16th-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 1,167 MW is 1.5% 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 | 2nd of 30 | 11,804 MW | 9.9% |
| Spain | 16th of 226 | 80,401 MW | 1.5% |
| All power plants in our data | 348th 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 | — | — | 7.5 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Naturgy
- Cartagena Power Plant1,249 MW
- Sagunto Power Station1,233 MW
- Barcelona power station866 MW
- Besós power station812 MW
- La Robla Power Plant655 MW
- Narcea Power Plant586 MW
- Meirama Power Plant557 MW
- Campanillas power plant416 MW
Other power plants in Andalusia
- Arcos1,585 MW
- Litoral1,120 MW
- Bahía de Algeciras Power Plant821 MW
- ALG3821 MW
- Sanroque792 MW
- Campo de Gibraltar Power Plant781 MW
- Campgib781 MW
- Barrios570 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.