Los Barrios Power Plant

Los Barrios
Country Spain
Location Los Barrios
Coordinates 36°10′58″N 5°25′12″W / 36.18278°N 5.42000°W / 36.18278; -5.42000Coordinates: 36°10′58″N 5°25′12″W / 36.18278°N 5.42000°W / 36.18278; -5.42000
Status Operational
Commission date 1985
Owner(s) E.ON
Operator(s) E.ON
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 567 MW[1]
Make and model General Electric
Nameplate capacity  MW

The Los Barrios Power Plant coal-fired power station is based on the Rankine Cycle. It is located in the municipality of Los Barrios in southern Spain, next to the Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery.

The plant is kept in reserve for Spain's electricity grid. It provides direct employment to over 200 employees and it has a capacity of 567.5 MW.

References

  1. "E.ON's coal-based thermal power plants". Retrieved 2014-05-29.


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