List of hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
The following is a list of hydroelectric power stations in Portugal.
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Name | River | District | Commissioned | Capacity (MW) | Annual generation (GWh) | Type of dam | Height (m) | Length (m) | Volume (m³) | Normal elevation (m) | Surface area (km²) | Total capacity (Mio. m³) |
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Aguieira[A 1] | Mondego | Coimbra | 1981 | 336 P | 209.9 | Arch | 89 | 400 | 365,000 | 117 | 20 | 423 |
Alqueva[A 1] | Guadiana | Beja | 2004 2013 |
259.2 P 260 P |
269 470 |
Arch | 96 | 458 | 687,000 | 152 | 250 | 4.150 |
Alto Lindoso[A 1] | Limia | Viana do Castelo | 1992 | 630 P | 933.8 | Arch | 110 | 297 | 308,500 | 338 | 1.05 | 379 |
Alto Rabagão[A 1] | Vila Real | 1964 | 68 P | 85.2 | Arch | 94 | 1,970 | 1,117,000 | 880 | 22.12 | 568.69 | |
Ave | Braga | 1945 | 8.8 | 19 | Gravity | 25 | 103.5 | 12,000 | 185.7 | 0.21 | 1.2 | |
Arade | Faro | 1956 | 1.35 | Embankment | 50 | 246 | 654,000 | 61 | 1.82 | 28.389 | ||
Belver | Tagus | Portalegre | 1952 | 80.7 | 220 | Gravity | 30 | 327.5 | 90,000 | 46.15 | 2.86 | 12.5 |
Bemposta | Douro | Bragança | 1964 | 431 | 1.058 | Arch | 87 | 297 | 316,000 | 402 | 4.05 | 129 |
Bouçã | Zêzere | Leiria | 1955 | 50 | 153.2 | Arch | 63 | 175 | 70,000 | 175 | 5 | 48.4 |
Vila Real | 2004 | 10 | 30 | Gravity | 43 | 87 | 19,500 | 334 | 0.0153 | 1.365 | ||
Cabril | Zêzere | Leiria | 1954 | 108 | 304.8 | Arch | 132 | 290 | 360,000 | 294 | 20.23 | 720 |
Guarda | 1993 | 40 | 48.7 | Arch | 39 | 122 | 26,000 | 702 | 0.66 | 5.52 | ||
Caniçada | Cávado | Braga | 1955 | 62 | 337.4 | Arch | 76 | 246 | 90,000 | 162 | 6.89 | 170.6 |
Carrapatelo | Douro | Porto | 1971 | 201 | 806.1 | Gravity | 57 | 400 | 190,000 | 46.5 | 9.52 | 148.4 |
Castelo do Bode | Zêzere | Santarém | 1951 | 159 | 396.5 | Arch-gravity | 115 | 402 | 430,000 | 121 | 32.91 | 1,095 |
Guarda | 1999 | 4 | Gravity | 37.5 | 134.4 | 427.5 | 0.435 | 4.0853 | ||||
Viseu | 1994 | 3.923 | 9.65 | Gravity | 15.7 | 72 | 371 | 0.02 | 0.06 | |||
Cast. Branco | 1956 | 1,2 | 2,4 | Gravity | 32,5 | 400 | 111.000 | 1,573.4 | 0.065 | 1.1 | ||
Crestuma–Lever | Douro | Porto | 1985 | 117 | 360 | Gravity | 25.5 | 470 | 205,000 | 13 | 12.98 | 110 |
Frades II [A 1][1] | 2017 | 880 / 780 P | 420 | |||||||||
Fratel | Tejo | Portalegre | 1973 | 132 | 357.9 | Gravity | 48 | 240 | 124,000 | 74 | 10 | 92.5 |
Viseu | 1955 | 4.6 | 10.3 | Gravity | 17 | 73 | 317 | 0.033 | 0.14 | |||
Évora | 1960 | 0.46 | 0.54 | Embankment Gravity |
20 | 293 | 39,000 11,000 |
62 | 0.072 | 1.3 | ||
Ave | Braga | 1938 | 4.6 (Guilho.) 10 (Ermal) |
11 29 |
Gravity | 49 | 190 | 55,000 | 333.3 | 1.63 | 21.2 | |
Idanha | Cast. Branco | 1947 | 2.5 | 4.5 | Gravity | 51 | 143 | 66,000 | 255.5 | 6.78 | 78.1 | |
Guarda | 1966 | 0.6 (Lagoa.) 12.8 (Sabug.) |
1.7 48 |
Gravity | 29 | 1,200 | 100,000 | 1,600 | 0.75 | 13.8 | ||
Portalegre | 1957 | 2 | 3 | Embankment | 55 | 204 | 592,000 | 130 | 19.6 | 205.4 | ||
Miranda | Douro | Bragança | 1960 | 369 | 897.8 | Buttress | 80 | 263 | 240,000 | 528.05 | 1.22 | 28.1 |
Sor | Portalegre | 1958 | 5.9 | Embankment | 48 | 427 | 858,000 | 80 | 16.46 | 164.3 | ||
Bragança | 1995 | 9.9 | 41.56 | Arch-gravity | 21.5 | 65.5 | 535.5 | 0.138 | ||||
Faro | 1958 | 0.61 | 1 | Arch | 41 | 150 | 84.1 | 2.85 | 34.825 | |||
Cávado | Vila Real | 1956 | 54 | 256.7 | CFRD | 112 | 540 | 2,700,000 | 740 | 3.8 | 164.4 | |
Guadiana | Beja | 2005 | 10 | 45 | Gravity | 43 | 448 | 340,000 | 84.80 | 11.04 | 106 | |
Setúbal | 1949 | 2 | 3 | CFRD | 63 | 192 | 371,000 | 52.26 | 6.55 | 94 | ||
Cávado | Braga | 1951 | 4.872 | 22.3 | Masonry | 21 | 51 | 9,000 | 16.7 | 0.69 | 0.5 | |
Picote | Douro | Bragança | 1958 2011 |
195 246 |
868.6 244 |
Arch | 100 | 139 | 205,000 | 471 | 2.44 | 63 |
Pocinho | Douro | Guarda | 1982 | 186 | 408.4 | Gravity | 49 | 430 | 120,000 | 125.5 | 8.29 | 83 |
Portalegre | 1932 | 1.5 | 4.8 | Gravity | 18 | 278 | 8,000 | 1.1 | 6.4 | |||
Nisa | Portalegre | 1928 | 0.8 | 2.1 | Gravity | 32 | 400 | 32,000 | 312 | 2.36 | 22 | |
Pracana | Santarém | 1950 | 41 | 63.8 | Buttress | 60 | 245.5 | 144,000 | 114 | 5.5 | 111.9 | |
Raiva | Mondego | Coimbra | 1981 | 24 | 44.9 | Gravity | 36 | 200 | 85,000 | 61.5 | 2.3 | 24.11 |
Rabaçal | Bragança | 2004 | 8.75 | 24 | Gravity | 35.5 | 127 | 19,000 | 380 | 0.46 | 3.13 | |
Régua | Douro | Vila Real | 1973 | 156 | 738 | Gravity | 41 | 350 | 108.000 | 8,5 | 95 | |
Salamonde | Cávado | Braga | 1953 2015 |
42 244 / 207 P |
231.2 386 |
Arch | 75 | 284 | 93,000 | 280.5 | 2.42 | 65 |
Mira | Beja | 1968 | 1.9 | Embankment | 87 | 428 | 3,966,000 | 130 | 19.86 | 485 | ||
Santa Luzia | Coimbra | 1942 | 25.888 | 54 | Arch | 76 | 115 | 80,000 | 656 | 2.46 | 53.7 | |
Côa | Guarda | 1993 | 10 | 32.9 | Gravity | 20 | 78 | 6,800 | 435 | 0.023 | 0.0873 | |
Bragança | 1989 | 3.4 | 8.71 | Gravity | 25 | 170 | 14,600 | 1,252 | 0.2647 | 1.68 | ||
Sordo | Vila Real | 1997 | 10 | 25 | Gravity | 36 | 108 | 35,000 | 522.5 | 0.084 | 1 | |
[A 1] | Tâmega | Porto | 1988 | 140 P | 222.3 | Gravity | 69 | 218 | 224,415 | 65 | 6.5 | 124 |
Touvedo | Limia | Viana do Castelo | 1993 | 22 | 66.8 | Gravity | 42.5 | 133.5 | 74,620 | 50 | 1.72 | 15.5 |
Setúbal | 1949 | 1.02 | 1.2 | Embankment | 51 | 368 | 636,000 | 40.5 | 5.5 | 63 | ||
Valeira | Douro | Viseu | 1975 | 240 | 610.7 | Gravity | 48 | 380 | 220,000 | 105 | 7.95 | 97 |
Viseu | 1934 | 25 | 60 | Arch | 76 | 213 | 81,000 | 264 | 0.7 | 12.943 | ||
[A 1] | Rabagão | Braga | 1951 2004 2015 |
90 194.2 P 746 P |
383.9 220 1,441 |
Arch-gravity | 97 | 230 | 228,000 | 700 | 4 | 94.5 |
Vilar | Távora | Viseu | 1965 | 58 | 137.6 | Embankment | 58 | 240 | 300,000 | 552 | 6.7 | 99.75 |
[A 1] | Braga | 1972 1987 |
67,7 73,6 P |
189 | Arch | 94 | 385 | 294,000 | 569.5 | 3.46 | 117.69 |
Remarks[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h This is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station. The capacity marked with "P" consists of pump turbines.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "A milestone for hydropower: Successful startup of Frades II, the largest variable speed pumped storage plant in Europe". voith.com. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hydroelectric power plants in Portugal. |
- "Barragens de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA). Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- "Mapa Produção Hidroeléctrica" (in Portuguese). Energias de Portugal (EDP). Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- "Barragens" (in Portuguese). Sistema de Informação do Regadio. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- "Hydroelectric Plants in Portugal". Power Plants Around the World. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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