Power plant · Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Touvedo Dam
Touvedo Dam is a hydroelectric power plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, with 22 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 | Viana do Castelo | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1993 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 22 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.8125, -8.3537 | 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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Touvedo Dam is the 2nd-largest of 2 power plants in Viana do Castelo and the 52nd-largest of 56 in Portugal by capacity; its 22 MW is 0.14% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viana do Castelo | 2nd of 2 | 652 MW | 3.4% |
| Portugal | 52nd of 56 | 15,377 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,146th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borralha Mining Project | Mine | — | — | 35 km |
| Romano Mine | Mine | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
More from Energias de Portugal
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- Frades II Hydroelectric Power Plant736 MW
- Alqueva Dam520 MW
- Aguieira Dam336 MW
- Salamonde Dam249 MW
- Valeira Dam240 MW
- Carrapatelo Dam201 MW
- Frades I Hydroelectric Power Plant191 MW
Other power plants in Viana do Castelo
- Alto Lindoso Dam630 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.