Power plant · Vila Real, Portugal
Barragem de Sordo Power Plant
Barragem de Sordo Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Vila Real, Portugal, with 10 MW of capacity.
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 | Vila Real | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1997 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.2699, -7.7887 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Barragem de Sordo is the 5th-largest of 5 power plants in Vila Real and the 53rd-largest of 56 in Portugal by capacity; its 10 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vila Real | 5th of 5 | 1,102 MW | 0.91% |
| Portugal | 53rd of 56 | 15,377 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,673rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barroso Lithium Project | Mine | — | — | 35 km |
| Borralha Mining Project | Mine | — | — | 46 km |
Place
Other power plants in Vila Real
- Gouvães Dam880 MW
- Vila Nova I Hydroelectric Power Plant90 MW
- Alto Rabagão Dam68 MW
- Barragem da Paradela54 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.