Power plant · Extremadura, Spain
Alcántara dam
Alcántara dam is a hydroelectric power plant in Extremadura, Spain, with 957 MW of capacity, operated by Iberdrola.
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 | Extremadura | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1960 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Iberdrola | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 957 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.7300, -6.8847 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Alcántara dam is the 2nd-largest of 22 power plants in Extremadura and the 21st-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 957 MW is 1.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extremadura | 2nd of 22 | 5,912 MW | 16% |
| Spain | 21st of 226 | 80,401 MW | 1.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 474th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Navas | Mine | — | — | 45 km |
Operator and place
More from Iberdrola
- Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant2,017 MW
- Castelló thermal power station1,621 MW
- Arcos de la Frontera Power Plant1,585 MW
- La Muela-Cortes hydro power plant1,512 MW
- Santurtzi Power Plant1,335 MW
- Aldeadávila Dam1,243 MW
- Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant1,064 MW
- Trillo Nuclear Power Plant1,003 MW
Other power plants in Extremadura
- Almaraz2,017 MW
- JM.Oriol953 MW
- Cedillo495 MW
- Valdecañas Dam247 MW
- Solabe200 MW
- Torrejón hydro power plant132 MW
- TOJ130 MW
- GGALAN GEN110 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 Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, 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.