Power plant · Asturias, Spain
Aboño Power Plant
Aboño Power Plant is a coal power plant in Asturias, Spain, with 878 MW of capacity, owned by EDP Energía.
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 | Asturias | 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 | 1974 | 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 |
| Owner | EDP Energía | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDP Energía | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 878 MW (sum of operating units, ABOÑO 1 341.7 MW; ABOÑO 2 535.8 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 904 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | 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 | 18WABO2-12345-0N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WABO1-12345-0X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.5380, -5.6710 | 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.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Aboño; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboño | asset:eic:18WABO1-12345-0X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Aboño Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q5760844 | Wikidata | Same name and capacity |
How it compares
Aboño is the 2nd-largest of 9 power plants in Asturias and the 26th-largest of 245 in Spain by capacity; its 878 MW is 1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asturias | 2nd of 9 | 4,443 MW | 20% |
| Spain | 26th of 245 | 88,007 MW | 1% |
| All power plants in our data | 597th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 CO2 emitters (4,693,065 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fábrica de Cementos de Aboño | CO2 emitter | 444,084 tCO2e | — | 4.6 km |
| Aboño Generaciones Eléctricas, S.L.U. | CO2 emitter | 2,642,623 tCO2e | — | 5.0 km |
| Fábrica de Cal de Tudela Veguín-Fábrica de Cales | CO2 emitter | 465,826 tCO2e | — | 24 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from EDP Energía
- Soto de Ribera Power Plant1,200 MW
- Castejón 1 and 3 Power Plant843 MW
Other power plants in Asturias
- Soto de Ribera Power Plant1,200 MW
- Sotoribe772 MW
- Narcea502 MW
- SOTO5428 MW
- Lada Power Plant348 MW
- Salto y central hidroeléctrica de Grandas de Salime128 MW
- Tanes Pumped Storage Power Plant123 MW
- Central hidroeléctrica de Miranda64.8 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.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, 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.