Power plant · Catalonia, Spain
Barcelona power station
Barcelona power station is a gas power plant in Catalonia, Spain, with 866 MW of capacity, owned by Naturgy.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | PBCN | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Catalonia | 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 | 2011 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2008 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Naturgy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Naturgy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 866 MW (sum of operating units, PBCN1 434.8 MW; PBCN2 431.4 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 866 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 | 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 | 18WPBCN2-12345-4 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 18WPBCN1-12345-D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.3380, 2.1600 | 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 Barcelona power station; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBCN | asset:eic:18WPBCN1-12345-D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Barcelona power station | asset:wikidata:Q5409868 | Wikidata | Same coordinates, capacity and technology |
| Puerto de Barcelona | asset:opsd:18WPBCN1-12345-D | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Barcelona power station is the 4th-largest of 40 power plants in Catalonia and the 27th-largest of 245 in Spain by capacity; its 866 MW is 0.98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalonia | 4th of 40 | 12,345 MW | 7% |
| Spain | 27th of 245 | 88,007 MW | 0.98% |
| All power plants in our data | 611th 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
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 CO2 emitters (1,081,394 tCO2e) and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mare Nostrum 5 | AI supercomputer | 4,480 H100e | Operating | 6.9 km |
| Central Térmica Ciclo Combinado Besós 5 | CO2 emitter | 530,803 tCO2e | — | 9.8 km |
| CCC - Besos | CO2 emitter | 550,591 tCO2e | — | 11 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Naturgy
- Cartagena Power Plant1,249 MW
- Sagunto Power Station1,233 MW
- Palos de la Frontera power plant1,167 MW
- Besós power station812 MW
- La Robla Power Plant655 MW
- Narcea Power Plant586 MW
- Meirama Power Plant557 MW
- Campanillas power plant416 MW
Other power plants in Catalonia
- Asco1,988 MW
- Besos1,671 MW
- Vandellòs Nuclear Power Plant1,045 MW
- Besós V power station859 MW
- Plana del Vent Power Plant834 MW
- Besós power station812 MW
- Cubelles power station520 MW
- Foix506 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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- 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.