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São Paio is a 10 MW wind power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 2005. Ranked #119 of 222 wind plants in Portugal. Its 10 MW represents 0.2% of Portugal's total wind capacity of 4,935 MW. The largest wind plant in Portugal is Alto Douro at 253 MW, making São Paio 25.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Alto Minho I (240 MW, Wind), P.E. TEA (48.1 MW, Wind), and Lindoso (44.1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the district of Braga, approximately 70 km northwest of Porto.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Location
41.9125°, -8.7113°

Portugal, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 174. largest of 462 plants in Portugal
  • #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,116 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.07% of the installed capacity of Portugal
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Regional density

110 plants within 100 km, 5,031 MW combined

Nearest plant: France (3.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 41.912500, -8.711300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

São Paio is a wind power plant producing approximately 26 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Portugal
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

PortugalEnergy Profile

462
Total Plants
14.7 GW
Total Capacity
WindGasHydroCoal
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