Power plants in Belgium

Name: Power plants in Belgium
Creator: PowerAtlas
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A directory of 95 power plants in Belgium with a combined installed capacity of 21,069 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

95power plants

21,069MW total capacity

9fuel types

28with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Belgium)

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Belgium electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

150gCO₂/kWh grid intensity

72.0%low-carbon electricity

38.9%renewables

28.0%fossil fuels

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Belgium’s power emissions

Across the 28 Belgium power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 7.9 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Zelzate 2 Knippegroen (gas), accounts for about 49% of that 28-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Electrabel NV/SA [100%], Luminus NV/SA [100%], Zandvliet Power NV — control roughly 85% of that 28-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Belgium

#	Plant	Fuel	MW
1	DOEL 4	Nuclear	2,910
2	TIHANGE 3	Nuclear	2,098
3	Seraing power station	Gas	1,170
4	COO	Hydro	1,164
5	Antwerp Power Station	Coal	1,100
6	TIHANGE 1N	Nuclear	962
7	Dils Energie power station	Gas	920
8	Awirs power station	Gas	875
9	Manage Seneffe power station	Gas	870
10	Ruien power station	Coal	550
11	LANGERLO 1	Coal	470
12	HERDERSBRUG STEG	Gas	465
13	DROGENBOS TGV	Gas	460
14	Amercoeur 1 R TGV	Gas	451
15	T-power Beringen	Gas	422
16	Marcinelle Energie (Carsid)	Gas	413
17	Zandvliet power station	Gas	386
18	RINGVAART STEG	Gas	385
19	SAINT-GHISLAIN STEG	Gas	350
20	Zelzate 2 Knippegroen	Gas	315

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Browse by fuel

Gas (34)Hydro (11)Nuclear (3)

Power plants in Belgium by region

Flanders (45)Wallonia (26)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Belgium. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/belgium/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Belgium?

There are 91 current or operating power-plant records in Belgium in this open dataset, with about 21,069 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Belgium?

DOEL 4 is the largest at about 2,910 MW (nuclear).

What fuels generate electricity in Belgium?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (34 plants), across 9 fuel types in total.

How clean is Belgium's electricity grid?

Belgium's grid carbon intensity is about 150 gCO₂/kWh, with 72.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).