Power plant · Basque Country, Spain
Bahiab Power Plant
Bahiab Power Plant is a gas power plant in Basque Country, Spain, with 785 MW of capacity, owned by Centalion.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | BAHIAB | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Basque Country | 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 | 2003 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Centalion | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Available on request | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 785 MW (sum of operating units, BAHITG1 256.6 MW; BAHITG2 257.4 MW; BAHITV 271.3 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 785 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 | 18WBAHIAB-123-0X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.3620, -3.0920 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
3 sources record Bahiab; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAHIAB | asset:eic:18WBAHIAB-123-0X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Bahía de Bizkaia Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q8239905 | Wikidata | Same coordinates, capacity and technology |
| ZIERBENA | asset:opsd:18WBAHIAB-123-0X | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Bahiab is the 3rd-largest of 4 power plants in Basque Country and the 42nd-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 785 MW is 0.98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basque Country | 3rd of 4 | 3,303 MW | 24% |
| Spain | 42nd of 226 | 80,401 MW | 0.98% |
| All power plants in our data | 657th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Owner and place
Other power plants in Basque Country
- Santurtzi Power Plant1,335 MW
- Ambieta786 MW
- Santurce 4396 MW
- Central Térmica de Pasajes223 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
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