Power plant · Leiria, Portugal
Central Nuclear de Ferrel
Central Nuclear de Ferrel is a cancelled nuclear power plant in Leiria, Portugal, with 1,000 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 | Leiria | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,000 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | 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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Central Nuclear de Ferrel is the largest of 3 power plants in Leiria and the 4th-largest of 58 in Portugal by capacity; its 1,000 MW is 5.7% of the 17,633 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiria | 1st of 3 | 1,147 MW | 87% |
| Portugal | 4th of 58 | 17,633 MW | 5.7% |
| All power plants in our data | 491st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in Leiria
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- Bouçã Dam50 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.