Portugal

Valorsul (Central de Tratamento de Resíduos) — 51 MW Waste

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Valorsul (Central de Tratamento de Resíduos) is a 51 MW waste power plant located in Portugal. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
51 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1998

Year online

Owner
Valorsul

Operator

Location
38.83, -9.08

Coordinates

Insights

#38
largest in %s
#76
largest %s worldwide
#13,040
largest worldwide
1998
%d yrs older than avg
2
operated by %s
91
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Waste
Capacity
51 MW
Commissioned
1998
Status
Operational
Owner
Valorsul
Country
Portugal
Coordinates
38.828, -9.083

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
102,392 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.6M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
330 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

22,259
cars / year
13,652
homes / year
4.7M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Valorsul (Central de Tratamento de Resíduos) is a 50.6 MW waste power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 1998.

Ranked #1 of 24 waste plants in Portugal. Its 50.6 MW represents 38.39% of Portugal’s 132 MW total waste capacity. The largest waste plant in Portugal is Valorsul itself at 51 MW, making it only slightly larger.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ribatejo (1,176 MW, Gas) and Cogeração de Setúbal (53.9 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Lisbon District, approximately 20 km from Lisbon City.

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