Power plant · Valencian Community, Spain
Cortes Power Plant
Cortes Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Valencian Community, Spain, with 290 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 | Valencian Community | 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 |
| Operator | Iberdrola | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 290 MW (sum of operating units, CORTES 1 141.9 MW; CORTES 2 148 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 291 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 | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.2630, -0.9190 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Cortes; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortes | asset:eic:18WCO21-12345--L | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Cortes II hydro power plant | asset:wikidata:Q106149669 | Wikidata | Same coordinates, capacity and technology |
How it compares
Cortes is the 6th-largest of 11 power plants in Valencian Community and the 100th-largest of 245 in Spain by capacity; its 290 MW is 0.33% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencian Community | 6th of 11 | 6,882 MW | 4.2% |
| Spain | 100th of 245 | 88,007 MW | 0.33% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,650th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 CO2 emitter (323,792 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimsa Cementos España, SAU-Buñol | CO2 emitter | 323,792 tCO2e | — | 26 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 Valencian Community
- Castello1,621 MW
- Muela G1,512 MW
- Sagu1,232 MW
- Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant1,064 MW
- Muela GPRU878 MW
- Salto de Cofrentes hydro power plant120 MW
- Millares II hydro power plant70.6 MW
- Enevill49.9 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 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.