World Power Plants

Central hidroelèctrica de Flix42.5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

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.

Capacity
42.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Endesa
Location
41.2280°, 0.5483°

Spain, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Endesa operates 26 plants totalling 11,469 MW

Regional density

48 plants within 100 km, 15,019 MW combined

Nearest plant: FLIX 1 (0.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 41.227960, 0.548299
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Carbon Footprint

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

SpainEnergy Profile

981
Total Plants
122.1 GW
Total Capacity
GasHydroNuclearWind
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