Power plant · Beja, Portugal
Alqueva Dam
Alqueva Dam is a hydroelectric power plant in Beja, Portugal, with 520 MW of capacity, operated by Energias de Portugal.
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 | Beja | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2002 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 520 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.1975, -7.4964 | 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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Alqueva Dam is the largest of 2 power plants in Beja and the 11th-largest of 56 in Portugal by capacity; its 520 MW is 3.4% of the 15,377 MW we hold for Portugal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beja | 1st of 2 | 530 MW | 98% |
| Portugal | 11th of 56 | 15,377 MW | 3.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,051st of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Operator and place
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- Carrapatelo Dam201 MW
- Frades I Hydroelectric Power Plant191 MW
- Régua Dam180 MW
Other power plants in Beja
- Pedrógão Dam10 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.
- 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.