Central hidroelèctrica de Flix— 42.5 MW Hydroelectric
Central hidroelèctrica de Flix is a 42.5 MW hydro power plant in Spain, operated by Endesa since its commissioning. Ranked #101 of 155 hydro plants in Spain. Its 42.5 MW represents 0.18% of Spain's total hydro capacity of 23,597 MW. The largest hydro plant in Spain is La Muela-Cortes at 1,390 MW, making Central hidroelèctrica de Flix 32.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include ASCO GR (1,990.5 MW, Nuclear), Ascó Nuclear Power Plant (1,988 MW, Nuclear), and VANDELLOS GR 2 (1,045.31 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Catalonia, approximately 40 km from the city of Tarragona.
26 years old
Spain, Europe
- 348. largest of 981 plants in Spain
- #14,916 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,398 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Spain
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Endesa operates 26 plants totalling 11,469 MW
48 plants within 100 km, 15,019 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Central hidroelèctrica de Flix is a hydro power plant producing approximately 149 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Spain- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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