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Power Plants in Portugal

Portugal has 84 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 44th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 56 operating and 25 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 14.9 GW across 56 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Nortada Offshore Floating wind farm (2.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are EDP SA (19), Crédit Agricole Assurances SA (8) and ENGIE SA (8) — EDP SA alone is named on 23% of them. Half of Portugal's power plants in service predate 2007 (median commissioning year of the 56 with a known date), 14 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Castelo De Bode hydroelectric plant, dating from 1951. 25 are in the pipeline, led by Nortada Offshore Floating wind farm (2.0 GW), under construction. They account for 69% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Portugal.

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84
Power Plant in Portugal
#44
of 155 countries
14.9 GW
Operating capacity
25
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Portugal

Who owns Portugal's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2007 · oldest Castelo De Bode hydroelectric plant (1951) · newest Douro (Sonnedix) solar farm (2025) · 56 of 84 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Portugal?
OverWatts maps 84 power plants in Portugal — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 44th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Portugal?
Nortada Offshore Floating wind farm, at 2.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Portugal's power plants have?
About 14.9 GW operating across 56 plants, with a further 16.0 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Portugal?
EDP SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 19 of 84 (23%). Next are Crédit Agricole Assurances SA (8), ENGIE SA (8) and Mirova (8).
How old are Portugal's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2007, across the 56 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Castelo De Bode hydroelectric plant (1951); 14 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Portugal?
25 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Nortada Offshore Floating wind farm (2.0 GW), Creoula Offshore Floating wind farm (1.4 GW) and Minhéu hydroelectric plant (1.3 GW).

Other asset classes in Portugal

Grid Storage 14Cement Plant 8Pipeline 7Refinery 2LNG Terminal 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Chemical Plant 1Iron Ore Mine 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335