Power plant · Galicia, Spain
Castrelo Reservoir Power Plant
Castrelo Reservoir Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Galicia, Spain, with 136 MW of capacity, operated 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Galicia | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1963 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Naturgy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 136 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.2916, -8.1151 | 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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Castrelo Reservoir is the 11th-largest of 20 power plants in Galicia and the 117th-largest of 226 in Spain by capacity; its 136 MW is 0.17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galicia | 11th of 20 | 5,677 MW | 2.4% |
| Spain | 117th of 226 | 80,401 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,928th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Doade Project | Mine | — | — | 26 km |
Operator and place
More from Naturgy
- Cartagena Power Plant1,249 MW
- Sagunto Power Station1,233 MW
- Palos de la Frontera power plant1,167 MW
- Barcelona power station866 MW
- Besós power station812 MW
- La Robla Power Plant655 MW
- Narcea Power Plant586 MW
- Meirama Power Plant557 MW
Other power plants in Galicia
- As Pontes Power Station2,259 MW
- Meirama Power Plant557 MW
- Saint Stephen Dam442 MW
- CON400 MW
- Sabón Power Plant391 MW
- Puente Bibey hydro power plant313 MW
- Belesar310 MW
- central hidroeléctrica de Hedrada270 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.