Electric Power System of the Balearic Islands
# Electric Power System of the Balearic Islands

Description of the electric power supply of the Balearic Islands.

## Menorca

On Menorca just a single power plant exists at Mahon ( Maó ) at 39°53′49″N 4°15′31″E﻿ / ﻿39.89694°N 4.25861°E﻿ / 39.89694; 4.25861﻿ (Mahon ( Maó ) Power Station). It is oil fired and has a net generation capacity of 245 MW. From it 2 132 kV-lines run to Dragonera substation.

### 132 kV/15 kV-Substations

Beside the connection between Mahon ( Maó) power station and Dragonera substation, there is a 132 kV-line interconnecting the following substations.

| Location | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Dragonera | 39°53′28″N 4°14′12″E﻿ / ﻿39.89111°N 4.23667°E﻿ / 39.89111; 4.23667﻿ (Dragonera Substation) |
| Es Mercadal | 39°58′37″N 4°5′44″E﻿ / ﻿39.97694°N 4.09556°E﻿ / 39.97694; 4.09556﻿ (Es Mercadal Substation) |
| Ciutadella | 40°0′12″N 3°51′19″E﻿ / ﻿40.00333°N 3.85528°E﻿ / 40.00333; 3.85528﻿ (Ciutadella Substation) |

### Planned 132 kV/15 kV Substations

| Location | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Poima | 39°53′9″N 4°14′3″E﻿ / ﻿39.88583°N 4.23417°E﻿ / 39.88583; 4.23417﻿ (Poime Substation) |
| Oeste | 40°0′38″N 3°51′40″E﻿ / ﻿40.01056°N 3.86111°E﻿ / 40.01056; 3.86111﻿ (Oeste Substation) |

### Power cable to Mallorca

A 132 kV-line links Ciutadella substation on Menorca with Es Bessons substation on Mallorca. It runs from Ciutadella substation overhead to Celan Bosch cable terminal at 39°55′55″N 3°50′1″E﻿ / ﻿39.93194°N 3.83361°E﻿ / 39.93194; 3.83361﻿ (Celan Bosch cable terminal) where the submarine cable to Mallorca starts. It ends at Cala Mesquida cable terminal at Cala Mesquida 39°44′19″N 3°25′38″E﻿ / ﻿39.73861°N 3.42722°E﻿ / 39.73861; 3.42722﻿ (Cala Mesquida terminal), where the overhead line to Es Bessons substation starts.

## Ibiza/Formentera

On Ibiza and Formentera, there are two thermal power stations, one on Ibiza, the other on Formentera.

| Station | Place | Fuel type | Capacity (MW) | Year of inauguration | Coordinates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elvissa Power Station | Elvissa | Natural Gas / Diesel backup | 292 MW | | 38°55′9″N 1°25′51″E﻿ / ﻿38.91917°N 1.43083°E﻿ / 38.91917; 1.43083﻿ (Elvissa Power Station) |
| Formentera Power Station | Sant Francesc | Natural Gas | 14 MW | | 38°41′31″N 1°27′49″E﻿ / ﻿38.69194°N 1.46361°E﻿ / 38.69194; 1.46361﻿ (Formentera Power Station) |

### 69 kV/15 kV substation

The substations on Ibiza are interconnected together with Elvissa Power Station over a 69 kV-ring running from Elvissa Power Station via Torrent, Santa Eularia, Sant Antoni and Sant Jordi. Beside this, there is a connection between Torrent and San Antonio. Since 2007 a 69 kV-cable with a capacity of 50 MW connects the powergrid of Formentera with that of Ibiza. The terminals of this cable are Torrent and Formentera Power Station. From Torrent a 132 kV three phase AC link to Santa Ponsa, Mallorca is under construction (capacity 2 x 100 MV).

| Place | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Sant Jordi | 38°54′16″N 1°22′41″E﻿ / ﻿38.90444°N 1.37806°E﻿ / 38.90444; 1.37806﻿ (Sant Jordi Substation) |
| Sant Antoni | 38°57′26″N 1°20′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.95722°N 1.33611°E﻿ / 38.95722; 1.33611﻿ (Sant Antoni Substation) |
| Torrent | 38°56′9″N 1°25′57″E﻿ / ﻿38.93583°N 1.43250°E﻿ / 38.93583; 1.43250﻿ (Torrent Substation) |
| Santa Eulària | 39°0′23″N 1°29′25″E﻿ / ﻿39.00639°N 1.49028°E﻿ / 39.00639; 1.49028﻿ (Santa Eulària Substation) |

### Planned 69 kV/15 kV-Substation

| Location | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Bossa | 38°53′28″N 1°23′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.89111°N 1.39889°E﻿ / 38.89111; 1.39889﻿ (Bossa Substation) |

## Mallorca

### Power Stations

There are four thermal power plants on Mallorca. The first two feed in the 220 kV-grid

| Station | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Coordinates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Murterar Power Station | Alcudia | coal-/oil-fired | 527.8 MW | 39°48′35″N 3°5′31″E﻿ / ﻿39.80972°N 3.09194°E﻿ / 39.80972; 3.09194﻿ (Murterar Power Station) |
| Son Reus Power Station | Palma | gas turbine | 432.8 MW | 39°38′55″N 2°40′48″E﻿ / ﻿39.64861°N 2.68000°E﻿ / 39.64861; 2.68000﻿ (Son Reus Power Station) |
| Cas Tresorer Power Station | Palma | gas turbine | 400 MW | 39°34′3″N 2°41′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.56750°N 2.68944°E﻿ / 39.56750; 2.68944﻿ (Cas Tresorer Power Station) |

### HVDC-connection to the mainland

An HVDC cable (±250 kV) with the name Cometa has been commissioned in August 2012. The converter substation is at Santa Ponsa 39°32′2″N 2°30′21″E﻿ / ﻿39.53389°N 2.50583°E﻿ / 39.53389; 2.50583﻿ (Santa Ponsa HVDC Static-Inverter Plant). It will also contain a 220 kV/132 kV-substation, from which a 132 kV submarine cable for three-phase AC will run to Torrent on Ibiza.

### 220 kV/69 kV-Substations

The backbone of power supply of Mallorca is the 220 kV grid. The following stations are in service

| Place | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Es Bessons | 39°34′55″N 3°9′29″E﻿ / ﻿39.58194°N 3.15806°E﻿ / 39.58194; 3.15806﻿ (Es Bessons Substation) |
| Llubi | 39°40′24″N 3°2′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.67333°N 3.03944°E﻿ / 39.67333; 3.03944﻿ (Llubi Substation) |
| Son Reus | 39°39′3″N 2°40′44″E﻿ / ﻿39.65083°N 2.67889°E﻿ / 39.65083; 2.67889﻿ (Son Reus Substation) |
| Valldurgent | 39°35′3″N 2°32′57″E﻿ / ﻿39.58417°N 2.54917°E﻿ / 39.58417; 2.54917﻿ (Valldurgent Substation) |
| Son Orlandis | 39°36′1″N 2°44′40″E﻿ / ﻿39.60028°N 2.74444°E﻿ / 39.60028; 2.74444﻿ (Son Orlandis Substation) |
| Murterar Power Station | 39°48′34″N 3°5′33″E﻿ / ﻿39.80944°N 3.09250°E﻿ / 39.80944; 3.09250﻿ (Murterar Power Station) |

2 lines interconnect Valldurgent with Son Reus, Llubi with Murterar PowerStation and Llubi with Es Bessons substation. A single ring-line interconnects Llubi, Son Reus and Son Orlandis substation. New 220 kV-substations are planned/under construction at Santa Ponsa, Rafal, Latzer and Lucmajor. A three-phase 132 kV AC cable between Es Bessons and Ciutadella on Menorca is under construction.

### 69 kV/15 kV-Substations

Distribution of electric power is done by 69 kV and 15 kV grids. The following 69 kV stations are in service.

| Place | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Pollença | 39°53′3″N 3°3′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.88417°N 3.05611°E﻿ / 39.88417; 3.05611﻿ (Pollença Substation) |
| Poligon | 39°36′30″N 2°39′33″E﻿ / ﻿39.60833°N 2.65917°E﻿ / 39.60833; 2.65917﻿ (Poligon Substation) |
| Es Rafal | 39°35′29″N 2°37′57″E﻿ / ﻿39.59139°N 2.63250°E﻿ / 39.59139; 2.63250﻿ (Es Rafal Substation) |
| S'Arenal | 39°31′35″N 2°46′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.52639°N 2.77278°E﻿ / 39.52639; 2.77278﻿ (S’Arenal Substation) |
| Marratxi | 39°36′41″N 2°43′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.61139°N 2.72639°E﻿ / 39.61139; 2.72639﻿ (Marratxi Substation) |
| Bunyola | 39°41′4″N 2°42′14″E﻿ / ﻿39.68444°N 2.70389°E﻿ / 39.68444; 2.70389﻿ (Bunyola Substation) |
| Inca | 39°42′50″N 2°55′3″E﻿ / ﻿39.71389°N 2.91750°E﻿ / 39.71389; 2.91750﻿ (Inca Substation) |
| Manacor | 39°34′24″N 3°11′25″E﻿ / ﻿39.57333°N 3.19028°E﻿ / 39.57333; 3.19028﻿ (Manacar Substation) |
| Arta | 39°40′52″N 3°20′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.68111°N 3.34306°E﻿ / 39.68111; 3.34306﻿ (Arta Substation) |
| Llucmajor | 39°29′53″N 2°54′1″E﻿ / ﻿39.49806°N 2.90028°E﻿ / 39.49806; 2.90028﻿ (Llucmajor Substation) |
| Santanyi | 39°22′1″N 3°7′2″E﻿ / ﻿39.36694°N 3.11722°E﻿ / 39.36694; 3.11722﻿ (Santanyi Substation) |
| Ciutadella | 40°0′12″N 3°51′19″E﻿ / ﻿40.00333°N 3.85528°E﻿ / 40.00333; 3.85528﻿ (Ciutadella Substation) |
| Calvià | 39°31′36″N 2°30′26″E﻿ / ﻿39.52667°N 2.50722°E﻿ / 39.52667; 2.50722﻿ (Calvià Substation) |
| Portocolom | 39°25′15″N 3°14′9″E﻿ / ﻿39.42083°N 3.23583°E﻿ / 39.42083; 3.23583﻿ (Portocolom Substation) |
| Andraitx | 39°32′40″N 2°25′21″E﻿ / ﻿39.54444°N 2.42250°E﻿ / 39.54444; 2.42250﻿ (Andraitx Substation) |
| Nuredduna | 39°33′49″N 2°39′49″E﻿ / ﻿39.56361°N 2.66361°E﻿ / 39.56361; 2.66361﻿ (Nuredduna Substation) |
| Sa Pobla | 39°45′48″N 3°1′54″E﻿ / ﻿39.76333°N 3.03167°E﻿ / 39.76333; 3.03167﻿ (Sa Pobla Substation) |
| Sant Joan de Déu | 39°32′50″N 2°42′6″E﻿ / ﻿39.54722°N 2.70167°E﻿ / 39.54722; 2.70167﻿ (Sant Joan de Déu Substation) |
| Sa Vinyeta | 39°42′32″N 2°53′51″E﻿ / ﻿39.70889°N 2.89750°E﻿ / 39.70889; 2.89750﻿ (Sa Vinyeta Substation) |
| Sant Agusti | 39°33′13″N 2°35′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.55361°N 2.59306°E﻿ / 39.55361; 2.59306﻿ (Sant Agusti Substation) |
| Cala Millor | 39°35′0″N 3°21′47″E﻿ / ﻿39.58333°N 3.36306°E﻿ / 39.58333; 3.36306﻿ (Cala Millor Substation) |
| Can Picafort | 39°44′50″N 3°9′21″E﻿ / ﻿39.74722°N 3.15583°E﻿ / 39.74722; 3.15583﻿ (Can Picafort Substation) |
| Palma Airport Substation | 39°32′30″N 2°43′19″E﻿ / ﻿39.54167°N 2.72194°E﻿ / 39.54167; 2.72194﻿ (Palma Airport Substation) |
| Palma Nova Substation | 39°30′57″N 2°32′2″E﻿ / ﻿39.51583°N 2.53389°E﻿ / 39.51583; 2.53389﻿ (Palma Nova Substation) |
| Santa Catalina Substation | 39°34′18″N 2°38′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.57167°N 2.63611°E﻿ / 39.57167; 2.63611﻿ (Santa Catalina Substation) |
| Central Tèrmica del Besòs | 41°25′6″N 2°13′45″E﻿ / ﻿41.41833°N 2.22917°E﻿ / 41.41833; 2.22917﻿ (Central Tèrmica del Besòs) |
| Palma/Coliseu | 39°35′11″N 2°39′25″E﻿ / ﻿39.58639°N 2.65694°E﻿ / 39.58639; 2.65694﻿ (Coliseu Substation) |

### Planned 69 kV/15 kV-Substations

| Place | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| Montuiri | 39°35′19″N 2°58′44″E﻿ / ﻿39.58861°N 2.97889°E﻿ / 39.58861; 2.97889﻿ (Montuiri Substation) |
| Son Oms | 39°32′22″N 2°44′6″E﻿ / ﻿39.53944°N 2.73500°E﻿ / 39.53944; 2.73500﻿ (Son Oms Substation) |
| Ses Veles | 39°39′26″N 2°41′20″E﻿ / ﻿39.65722°N 2.68889°E﻿ / 39.65722; 2.68889﻿ (Ses Veles Substation) |
| Xoriggo | 39°34′34″N 2°48′7″E﻿ / ﻿39.57611°N 2.80194°E﻿ / 39.57611; 2.80194﻿ (Xoriggo Substation) |
| Bit | 39°38′8″N 2°39′6″E﻿ / ﻿39.63556°N 2.65167°E﻿ / 39.63556; 2.65167﻿ (Bit Substation) |
| Cala d'Or | 39°23′8″N 3°14′28″E﻿ / ﻿39.38556°N 3.24111°E﻿ / 39.38556; 3.24111﻿ (Cala d'Or Substation) |
