Power plants
Pumped storage plants in Portugal
Rare Context lists 12 pumped storage plants in Portugal, with 4,273 MW of capacity between them. The largest that is pumped storage alone is Gouvães Dam (880 MW). 1 of them pair pumped storage with another technology and count here in full.
All pumped storage plants
Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.
| Power plant | Region | Owner or operator | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouvães Dam | Vila Real | Iberdrola | 880 MW |
| Frades II | — | Energias de Portugal | 780 MW |
| Alqueva | — | — | 762 MW |
| Aguieira | — | — | 336 MW |
| Aguieira Dam | — | Energias de Portugal +1 | 336 MW |
| Foz Tua | — | — | 260 MW |
| Salamonde II | — | Energias de Portugal | 220 MW |
| V.Nova II(Frades) | — | Energias de Portugal | 190 MW |
| Baixo Sabor Montante | — | — | 152 MW |
| Barragem de Torrão | Porto | Energias de Portugal | 146 MW |
| Vilarinho F. | — | — | 143 MW |
| Alto Rabagão Dam | Vila Real | Energias de Portugal | 68 MW |
By region
Every pumped storage plant in Portugal, with owners.All 12 in one file, each with its capacity and grid status. We research what the public sources leave out.
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- 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.
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