Power plant · Aragon, Spain
Castelnou Power Plant
Castelnou Power Plant is a gas power plant in Aragon, Spain, with 791 MW of capacity, owned by Engie Electrabel.
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 | Aragon | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2006 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2003 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Engie Electrabel | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Engie Electrabel | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 791 MW (sum of operating units, CTNUTG1 263 MW; CTNUTG2 263 MW; CTNUTV 264.6 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 791 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WCTNU-12345-0U | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.2160, -0.2950 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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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3 sources record Castelnou; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnou | asset:eic:18WCTNU-12345-0U | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Castelnou Energía | asset:wikidata:Q5760833 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Ciclo Combinado de Castelnou | asset:opsd:18WCTNU-12345-0U | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Castelnou is the 3rd-largest of 13 power plants in Aragon and the 41st-largest of 245 in Spain by capacity; its 791 MW is 0.9% of the 88,007 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon | 3rd of 13 | 4,098 MW | 19% |
| Spain | 41st of 245 | 88,007 MW | 0.9% |
| All power plants in our data | 712th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Owner, operator and place
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- Herdersbrug Power Plant480 MW
- Drogenbos power plant460 MW
- Centrale Amercoeur451 MW
- BASF Antwerp power station395 MW
- Centrale Saint-Ghislain350 MW
Other power plants in Aragon
- Teruel1,056 MW
- Escatrón Thermal Power Plant804 MW
- Mequinenza Dam384 MW
- Central térmica Escatrón Peaker275 MW
- Saica189 MW
- Escucha142 MW
- Presa de Canelles108 MW
- Ip hydro power plant88.7 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- 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.