Power plant · Asturias, Spain
Sotoribe Power Plant
Sotoribe Power Plant is a coal power plant in Asturias, Spain, with 772 MW of capacity.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | SOTORIBE | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Asturias | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Available on request | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 772 MW (sum of operating units, SOTO RIB 3 346.2 MW; SRI4 426 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | 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 |
| EIC code | 18W18WSRI4--123V | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WSRI3-12345-0N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WSRI2-12345-0X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.3120, -5.8730 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
2 sources record Sotoribe; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOTORIBE | asset:eic:18W18WSRI4--123V | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| SOTO RIBERA 3 | asset:opsd:18WSRI3-12345-0N | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Sotoribe is the 3rd-largest of 7 power plants in Asturias and the 46th-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 772 MW is 0.96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asturias | 3rd of 7 | 3,594 MW | 21% |
| Spain | 46th of 226 | 80,401 MW | 0.96% |
| All power plants in our data | 676th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Térmica Soto 3 | CO2 emitter | 383,727 tCO2e | — | 0.4 km |
| Central Térmica de Ciclo Combinado Soto de Ribera | CO2 emitter | 756,805 tCO2e | — | 0.6 km |
| Fábrica de Cal de Tudela Veguín-Fábrica de Cales | CO2 emitter | 465,826 tCO2e | — | 8.3 km |
Place
Other power plants in Asturias
- Soto de Ribera Power Plant1,200 MW
- Aboño878 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
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- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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