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Power plants in Germany

This PowerAtlas slice contains 1,442 plants with 159,438 MW of combined capacity. 451 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 197 measured and 96 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Stendal nuclear power plant at 4,000 MW.

1,442plants
159,438MW
197measured CO2 records
96modelled CO2 records

Top plants

PlantCountryFuelOwnerMWCO2 t/yr
Stendal nuclear power plantGermanyNuclearUnknown4,000n/a
Niederaussem power stationGermanyCoalRWE Power AG3,43013,310,981
Janschwalde power stationGermanyCoalVattenfall Europe AG3,00019,007
Boxberg power stationGermanyCoalVattenfall Europe AG2,58217,442,000
Kernkraft GundremmingenGermanyNuclearKernkraftwerk Gundremmingen GmbH (KGG)2,572n/a
Biblis nuclear power plantGermanyNuclearRWE Power AG [100%]2,525n/a
GKM (Mannheim) power stationGermanyCoalGrosskraftwerk Mannheim2,1473,192,820
BoA 2GermanyCoalRWE Power AG2,10016,485,448
Neurath power stationGermanyCoalRWE Power AG2,06827,132,900
GersteinwerkGermanyGasRWE Generation SE2,00417,373
EmslandGermanyGasRWE Generation SE1,8371,435,658
Brunsbuettel SWS power stationGermanyCoalSüdWestStrom Kraftwerk GmbH & Co KG [100%]1,8207,971,600
Weisweiler power stationGermanyCoalRWE Power AG1,80015,236,500
Schwarze Pumpe power stationGermanyCoalVattenfall Europe AG1,6009,660,155
Hamburg-MoorburgGermanyCoalVattenfall Europe AG1,6007,620,200
Arneburg power stationGermanyCoalRWE Power AG [100%]1,6007,008,000
Rheinhafen-DampfkraftwerkGermanyCoalEnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG1,5473,182,680
ISAR-2GermanyNuclearPreussenElektra GmbH [100%]1,485n/a
BROKDORFGermanyNuclearPreussenElektra GmbH [100%]1,480n/a
PHILIPPSBURG-2GermanyNuclearEnBW Kraftwerke AG [100%]1,468n/a

What changes this answer from a template?

Fuel mix: Solar 735, Gas 241, Coal 124, Hydro 112. Regions: Bavaria (317), Brandenburg (166), North Rhine-Westphalia (155), Saxony-Anhalt (142). Owners: Unknown owner (725), E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH (33), EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (17), RWE Innogy GmbH (13).

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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest power plants in Germany?

This PowerAtlas slice contains 1,442 plants with 159,438 MW of combined capacity. 451 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 197 measured and 96 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Stendal nuclear power plant at 4,000 MW.

Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?

Fuel mix by plant count: Solar 735, Gas 241, Coal 124, Hydro 112. Leading owner/operator labels: Unknown owner (725), E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH (33), EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (17), RWE Innogy GmbH (13).

How is this answer sourced?

Plant identity and capacity come from WRI GPPD / Global Energy Monitor; CO2 provenance is labelled as regulator-measured, modelled or unavailable on each plant page.

Methodology

This answer page is generated only when the slice has enough underlying plant records and passes the hub demand/data gate. It is not a separate source of truth; each table row links back to the underlying plant record and provenance labels.