Power mix by fuel (Germany)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Germany electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of Germany’s power emissions
Across the 293 Germany power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 141 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, BoA 2 (coal), accounts for about 12% of that 293-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — RWE Power AG, Vattenfall Europe AG, E.On Kraftwerke GmbH — control roughly 40% of that 293-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 Germany
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niederaussem power station | Coal | 3,430 |
| 2 | Janschwalde power station | Coal | 3,000 |
| 3 | Boxberg power station | Coal | 2,582 |
| 4 | Kernkraft Gundremmingen | Nuclear | 2,572 |
| 5 | GKM (Mannheim) power station | Coal | 2,147 |
| 6 | BoA 2 | Coal | 2,100 |
| 7 | Neurath power station | Coal | 2,068 |
| 8 | Gersteinwerk | Gas | 2,004 |
| 9 | Brunsbuettel SWS power station | Coal | 1,820 |
| 10 | Weisweiler power station | Coal | 1,800 |
| 11 | Hamburg-Moorburg | Coal | 1,600 |
| 12 | Schwarze Pumpe power station | Coal | 1,600 |
| 13 | Arneburg power station | Coal | 1,600 |
| 14 | Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk | Coal | 1,547 |
| 15 | ISAR-2 | Nuclear | 1,485 |
| 16 | BROKDORF | Nuclear | 1,480 |
| 17 | PHILIPPSBURG-2 | Nuclear | 1,468 |
| 18 | Grohnde | Nuclear | 1,430 |
| 19 | NECKARWESTHEIM-2 | Nuclear | 1,400 |
| 20 | Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching | Gas | 1,391 |
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Power plants in Germany by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Germany. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/germany/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in Germany?
There are 1,408 current or operating power-plant records in Germany in this open dataset, with about 136,017 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in Germany?
Niederaussem power station is the largest at about 3,430 MW (coal).
What fuels generate electricity in Germany?
The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (735 plants), across 10 fuel types in total.
How clean is Germany's electricity grid?
Germany's grid carbon intensity is about 330 gCO₂/kWh, with 59.1% 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)).