Power plant · Castile and León, Spain
Bárcena Dam
Bárcena Dam is a hydroelectric power plant in Castile and León, Spain, with 61.2 MW of capacity.
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 | Castile and León | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 61.2 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.5775, -6.5608 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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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Bárcena Dam is the 19th-largest of 22 power plants in Castile and León and the 162nd-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 61.2 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castile and León | 19th of 22 | 7,465 MW | 0.82% |
| Spain | 162nd of 226 | 80,401 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,781st of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 CO2 emitter (340,020 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votorantim Cementos España,SA-Instalación de León | CO2 emitter | 340,020 tCO2e | — | 18 km |
Place
Other power plants in Castile and León
- Aldea1,226 MW
- Compostilla II Power Plant1,005 MW
- Villarino hydro power plant857 MW
- VLLRINO851 MW
- Composti682 MW
- Robla619 MW
- Saucelle Dam522 MW
- Velilla Power Plant516 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 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.