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Largest power plants in Germany by capacity

The biggest power plants in Germany ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Stendal nuclear power plantNuclearGermany4,000
2Niederaussem power stationCoalGermany3,430
3Janschwalde power stationCoalGermany3,000
4Boxberg power stationCoalGermany2,582
5Kernkraft GundremmingenNuclearGermany2,572
6Biblis nuclear power plantNuclearGermany2,525
7GKM (Mannheim) power stationCoalGermany2,147
8BoA 2CoalGermany2,100
9Neurath power stationCoalGermany2,068
10GersteinwerkGasGermany2,004
11EmslandGasGermany1,837
12Brunsbuettel SWS power stationCoalGermany1,820
13Weisweiler power stationCoalGermany1,800
14Hamburg-MoorburgCoalGermany1,600
15Schwarze Pumpe power stationCoalGermany1,600
16Arneburg power stationCoalGermany1,600
17Rheinhafen-DampfkraftwerkCoalGermany1,547
18ISAR-2NuclearGermany1,485
19BROKDORFNuclearGermany1,480
20PHILIPPSBURG-2NuclearGermany1,468
21GrohndeNuclearGermany1,430
22Unterweser nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,410
23Kruemmel nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,402
24NECKARWESTHEIM-2NuclearGermany1,400
25Gemeinschaftskraftwerk IrschingGasGermany1,391
26KW VoerdeCoalGermany1,390
27EMSLANDNuclearGermany1,363
28Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,345
29Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,302
30Knapsack Natural Gas IGasGermany1,252
31KW WalsumCoalGermany1,200
32Gundelfingen Reserve power stationGasGermany1,200
33Staudinger power stationCoalGermany1,175
34Mainz power stationCoalGermany1,123
35Datteln power stationCoalGermany1,100
36Stade E.ON power stationCoalGermany1,100
37PSW ViandenHydroGermany1,096
38Heilbronn power stationCoalGermany1,066
39GoldisthalHydroGermany1,060
40WestfalenCoalGermany1,049
41MarkersbachHydroGermany1,046
42Altbach power stationCoalGermany1,045
43Schkopau power stationCoalGermany980
44RWE Burghausen power stationGasGermany950
45Stade Dow power stationCoalGermany920
46WehrHydroGermany910
47Bexbach-C power stationGasGermany900
48Scholven power stationCoalGermany878
49Braunkohlekraftwerk LippendorfCoalGermany875
50Heyden power stationCoalGermany875
51Lippendorf power stationCoalGermany875
52Leipheim power stationGasGermany869
53Voerde power stationGasGermany850
54Trianel Natural GaskraftwerkGasGermany838
55Trianel Hamm power stationGasGermany838
56Franken 1GasGermany835
57Stade GDF Suez power stationCoalGermany830
58WilmersdorfOilGermany828
59Lausward power stationCoalGermany826
60Brunsbuettel nuclear power plantNuclearGermany806
61Brunsbuettel GDF Suez power stationCoalGermany800
62Brunsbuettel GETEC power stationCoalGermany800
63Ibbenbüren-B power stationCoalGermany794
64Wilhelmshaven power stationCoalGermany757
65Trianel Kohlekraftwerk LünenCoalGermany746
66Herne power stationCoalGermany729
67Kraftwerk BexbachCoalGermany721
68Bergkamen power stationCoalGermany717
69Marbach power stationOilGermany695
70KWMCoalGermany690
71Mehrum power stationCoalGermany690
72Stade nuclear power plantNuclearGermany672
73Wuergassen nuclear power plantNuclearGermany670
74Profen power stationCoalGermany660
75WeiherCoalGermany656
76HuckingenGasGermany640
77KW WestCoalGermany640
78CharlottenburgGasGermany633
79Quierschied-Weiher power stationGasGermany600
80DormagenGasGermany586
81Berlin-Reuter-West power stationCoalGermany564
82Frimmersdorf power stationCoalGermany562
83Zolling power stationBiomassGermany528
84Veltheim power stationCoalGermany520
85Rostock power stationCoalGermany514
86Robert Frank power stationGasGermany508
87Kraftwerk MitteGasGermany503
88Waldeck 2HydroGermany480
89Lünen power station (KSBG)CoalGermany473
90MitteGasGermany461
91Süd GT 61GasGermany445
92Kraftwerk MainzGasGermany434
93LichterfeldeGasGermany432
94Hafen power stationCoalGermany427
95Cuno herdecke power stationGasGermany421
96Duisburg HambornGasGermany413
97HKW Niehl 2GasGermany413
98Franken power stationCoalGermany412
99München Nord power stationCoalGermany405
100BARD Offshore 1WindGermany400
101Global Tech IWindGermany400
102EDF Premnitz power stationGasGermany400
103Salzgitter power stationGasGermany400
104Wedel power stationCoalGermany391
105Buschhaus power stationCoalGermany390
106Kraftwerk SüdGasGermany390
107Kraftwerk EnsdorfCoalGermany389
108SäckingenHydroGermany360
109Rheinhafen-DampfkraftwerkGasGermany353
110Bremen-Farge power stationCoalGermany350
111Hermann Wenzel power stationGasGermany342
112UW BertikowWindGermany340
113Obrigheim nuclear power plantNuclearGermany340
114IKS PCK SchwedtOilGermany334
115Nord 2CoalGermany333
116Kalkar nuclear power plantNuclearGermany327
117Offleben power stationCoalGermany325
118Kiel power stationCoalGermany323
119HuntorfGasGermany321
120HohenwarteHydroGermany320
121Duisburg RuhrortGasGermany315
122Borkum Riffgrund IWindGermany312
123Kraftwerk Werdohl-ElverlingsenCoalGermany310
124THTR-300 nuclear power plantNuclearGermany308
125GKH Hannover power stationCoalGermany300
126Schwandorf power stationCoalGermany300
127Westerholt power stationCoalGermany300
128Kraftwerk IICoalGermany296
129ThyrowGasGermany296
130OWP Nordsee OstWindGermany295
131Natural GasblockGasGermany293
132Kraftwerk SalzgitterOtherGermany288
133Amrumbank WestWindGermany288
134Baltic 2WindGermany288
135ButendiekWindGermany288
136Meerwind SüdIOstWindGermany288
137Offshore Windfarm DanyskWindGermany288
138Wolfsburg West power stationGasGermany288
139HKW III/BGasGermany274
140KW MittelsbürenOilGermany273
141HKW Dresden-Nossener BrückeGasGermany269
142Walheim power stationCoalGermany267
143Gode Wind 1 - Teil 1WindGermany263
144Berlin-Marzahn power stationGasGermany260
145BrunsbüttelOilGermany254
146HKW Halle TrothaGasGermany254
147Heizkraftwerk Hagen-KabelGasGermany251
148Kopswerk IHydroGermany247
149Flensburg power stationCoalGermany240
150Burghausen power stationGasGermany238
151GKLGasGermany230
152GKL Linden power stationGasGermany230
153ErzhausenHydroGermany220
154WitznauHydroGermany220
155Natural Gas Turbine #6GasGermany218
156Heizkraftwerk 3CoalGermany211
157KW KirchlengernGasGermany202
158HKW Nord WestCoalGermany200
159Trianel Windpark BorkumWindGermany200
160HOECHST BUSINESS PARKOtherGermany200
161Oberhavel power stationCoalGermany200
162Tiefstack power stationCoalGermany194
163Windpark ReußenkögeWindGermany189
164Berlin-Klingenberg power stationGasGermany188
165HKW JenaGasGermany182
166ModellkraftwerkCoalGermany179
167Dampfkraftwerk BGH - O1GasGermany178
168Romerbrucke power stationGasGermany177
169Dow StadeGasGermany173
170SWM Wind Havelland GmbH & Co. KGWindGermany171
171Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-NordGasGermany167
172Meuro Solar Power PlantSolarGermany166
173KlingenbergCoalGermany164
174PSW LangenprozeltenHydroGermany164
175KirchmöserGasGermany160
176Stuttgart-MuensterCoalGermany160
177Eisenhüttenstadt power stationGasGermany156
178KoepchenwerkHydroGermany153
179Heizkraftwerk 2GasGermany152
180AhrensfeldeGasGermany150
181HKW SandreuthGasGermany150
182Kraftwerk WaldshutHydroGermany150
183Hafen Muenster power stationCoalGermany150
184Heizkraftwerk Gera-NordGasGermany148
185Rheinkraftwerk IffezheimHydroGermany146
186Windpark FehmarnWindGermany143
187Pumpspeicherwerk RönkhausenHydroGermany140
188Waldeck1/BringhausenHydroGermany140
189Stendal Mill power stationBiomassGermany140
190Kraftwerk IIIGasGermany139
191Zellstoff Stendal GmbHBiomassGermany139
192HKW WestCoalGermany138
193HKW-MitteGasGermany137
194Chemiepark Marl power stationCoalGermany136
195Kraftwerk WalheimOilGermany136
196Leitzach 1HydroGermany136
197ILK-GuDGasGermany136
198Frank Cube power stationGasGermany135
199GuD-Ikw StaßfurtGasGermany134
200Wolfsburg North power stationGasGermany133
201Solvay Rheinberg power stationGasGermany130
202Templin Solar Power PlantSolarGermany128
203Süd DT60GasGermany128
204GuD TiefstackGasGermany127
205Kraftwerksgruppe PfreimdHydroGermany127
206HKW NiederradGasGermany126
207Industriepark Zeitz power stationGasGermany126
208Berlin-Reuter power stationCoalGermany124
209WalchenseeHydroGermany124
210Gundremmingen power plantGasGermany124
211Leipzig Süd power stationGasGermany124
212HKW WestCoalGermany123
213Heizkraftwerke an der FriedensbrückeGasGermany122
214HattorfGasGermany121
215Arzberg power stationCoalGermany121
216Spitzenlastkraftwerk GroßkaynaOilGermany120
217TögingHydroGermany120
218Maxau Mill power stationOilGermany120
219Halle Trotha power stationGasGermany120
220GeesthachtHydroGermany119
221Afferde power stationCoalGermany119
222Wachtberg power stationCoalGermany118
223Windpark Arneburg 2WindGermany117
224Windpark DruxbergeWindGermany117
225Dillingen power stationGasGermany115
226HKW Erfurt-OstGasGermany115
227Windpark RiffgatWindGermany113
228GuD BitterfeldGasGermany112
229GuD-Anlage RüsselsheimGasGermany112
230WintershallGasGermany112
231LUDWIGSHAFEN NORDGasGermany112
232Kraftwerk N 230CoalGermany110
233GuD MarieneheGasGermany108
234GuD SchwarzheideGasGermany108
235HKW Merkenich (Natural Gas)GasGermany108
236LaufenburgHydroGermany106
237Hastedt power stationCoalGermany105
238Heizkraftwerk HafenGasGermany104
239Jocksdorf Solar Power PlantSolarGermany104
240G-KraftwerkCoalGermany103
241Cottbus CHP power stationCoalGermany103
242KWHGasGermany102
243TOTAL R&C LEUNAOilGermany101
244IKWOtherGermany101
245WedelOilGermany101
246Frankfurt Oder power stationGasGermany100
247Berlin-Moabit power stationCoalGermany100
248GuDGasGermany100
249HäusernHydroGermany100
250ObernburgGasGermany100
251Herrenhausen power stationGasGermany100
252Freimann power stationGasGermany100
253HKW WestGasGermany99
254Braunschweig Mitte power stationGasGermany98
255Kraftwerk PlattlingGasGermany98
256ADS-AnlageGasGermany96
257Dresden-Reick power stationGasGermany96
258HKW ICoalGermany95
259Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 2GasGermany95
260Heizkraftwerk SindelfingenGasGermany95
261GTKW DarmstadtGasGermany95
262Windparks Biere und BorneWindGermany94
263O10OtherGermany94
264Kraftwerk HaushamOilGermany93
265RaffineriekraftwerkOilGermany92
266Windpark HüselitzWindGermany92
267Briest Solar Power PlantSolarGermany91
268Pumpspeicherkraftwerk GlemsHydroGermany90
269Windpark KlettwitzWindGermany89
270AudorfOilGermany89
271Chemnitz Nord power stationCoalGermany88
272ItzehoeOilGermany88
273Deuben power stationCoalGermany86
274GichtNatural Gaskraftwerk DillingenOtherGermany85
275Wuppertal-Elberfeld power stationCoalGermany85
276Finow Solar Power PlantSolarGermany85
277HKW Potsdam-SüdGasGermany84
278HolthausenGasGermany84
279Emsland Mill power stationGasGermany84
280Eggebek Solar Power PlantSolarGermany83
281Windpark HakenstedtWindGermany83
282Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel MedelbyWindGermany82
283HKW BarmenGasGermany82
284Senftenberg II/IIISolarGermany82
285GuD Baunatal VW WerksgeländeGasGermany81
286Solar Schipkau II GmbH & Co. KGSolarGermany81
287Raffineriekraftwerk Köln GodorfOilGermany80
288Hafen Hamburg power stationCoalGermany80
289BleilochHydroGermany80
290Süd DT1GasGermany80
291WendefurthHydroGermany80
292RADAGHydroGermany80
293Industrie-KraftwerkCoalGermany79
294Stora Enso MaxauBiomassGermany78
295GuD-HKW NeubrandenburgGasGermany77
296Aalen power stationGasGermany77
297Neuhardenberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany77
298Windpark DahmeWindGermany76
299ZMS Schwandorf power stationWasteGermany76
300Cologne-Merkenich power stationCoalGermany75
301Oberhausen Niederrhein power stationBiomassGermany75
302Schildescher Straße power stationGasGermany74
303HKW Schwerin SüdGasGermany73
304MHKW FrankfurtWasteGermany72
305Buer power stationCoalGermany70
306MiROOilGermany70
307Wörth Palm power stationGasGermany70
308EVI Abfallverwertung power stationBiomassGermany70
309Rheinsberg nuclear power plantNuclearGermany70
310Solarpark WittstockSolarGermany68
311Shamrock power stationCoalGermany68
312KraftwerkOilGermany66
313BP Werk LingenGasGermany66
314Industriekraftwerk Bernburg (IKB)GasGermany66
315JochensteinHydroGermany66
316Infraserv Hoechst power stationCoalGermany66
317HKW3 UPM SchongauGasGermany65
318Heizkraftwerk Altbach/Deizisau (Natural Gas)GasGermany65
319Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk 2HydroGermany65
320MVA Heringen power stationBiomassGermany64
321Altchemnitz power stationGasGermany63
322Weig Community power stationGasGermany63
323HKW EltmannGasGermany62
324GMVA NiederrheinWasteGermany62
325HKW NordCoalGermany62
326PKV KraftwerkGasGermany60
327Spitzenlastanlage BarmenOilGermany60
328Mumsdorf power stationCoalGermany60
329SCA MannheimBiomassGermany59
330GuD Anlage WVKGasGermany59
331HKW WörthGasGermany59
332Neuhardenberg PV3,4+5SolarGermany59
333MHKW RothenseeWasteGermany58
334HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas)GasGermany57
335Rosenthal Mill power stationBiomassGermany57
336MZFR nuclear power plantNuclearGermany57
337Kraftwerk NordOtherGermany56
338Wilhelmshaven (Oil)OilGermany56
339Hkw Offenbach power stationCoalGermany54
340Müllkraftwerk SchwandorfWasteGermany54
341Straßkirchen Solar Power PlantSolarGermany54
342DTWasteGermany54
343KachletHydroGermany54
344Biomass Generator #22BiomassGermany54
345Dusseldorf Henkel power stationGasGermany54
346Dessau power stationCoalGermany53
347Lieberose Solar Power PlantSolarGermany53
348Gendorf Works power stationGasGermany53
349Waldrehna Solar Power PlantSolarGermany53
350Heizkraftwerk Pforzheim GmbHGasGermany52
351Emden Natural GasGasGermany52
352GuD LeunaGasGermany52
353Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power stationCoalGermany52
354ZielitzGasGermany52
355Kelheim Fibres power stationGasGermany52
356Natural Gas Turbine #9GasGermany52
357Moabit (Oil)OilGermany51
358Braunau-SimbachHydroGermany50
359Kombi-HKWGasGermany50
360Müllheizkraftwerk Bremen power stationBiomassGermany50
361Wuppertal Waste power stationBiomassGermany49
362GrubenheizkraftwerkCoalGermany49
363Industriepark Werk GendorfGasGermany49
364Schärding-NeuhausHydroGermany48
365GuD-AnlageGasGermany47
366Heide Refinery power stationGasGermany47
367KW RheinfeldenHydroGermany47
368KombikraftwerkGasGermany47
369Ahlhorn Solar Power PlantSolarGermany46
370RoßhauptenHydroGermany46
371Natural Gaskraftwerk #1GasGermany45
372RMVA KölnWasteGermany45
373Alzwerke GmbHHydroGermany45
374Heizkraftwerk FFOCoalGermany45
375Köthen Solar Power PlantSolarGermany45
376Waldpolenz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany45
377HKW MannheimWasteGermany45
378HKW HiltropGasGermany44
379MHKWWasteGermany44
380Passau-InglingHydroGermany43
381WaldpolenzSolarGermany43
382MVA Helmstedt power stationBiomassGermany42
383TutowSolarGermany42
384HKW Fenne GrubenNatural GaskraftwerkGasGermany42
385Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power stationGasGermany41
386EgglfingHydroGermany40
387JännersdorfSolarGermany40
388Biomass Generator #17BiomassGermany40
389HemfurthHydroGermany40
390Spitzenlastkraftwerk WolfenGasGermany40
391Kiel-Wik power stationCoalGermany40
392NiederwarthaHydroGermany40
393Fürstenwalde Solar Power PlantSolarGermany40
394KW WyhlenHydroGermany39
395Kraftwerk Grenzach-WyhlenGasGermany39
396Natural Gas- u. Dampfturbinenanlage SüdraumGasGermany39
397Litten Solar Power PlantSolarGermany38
398FeldkirchenHydroGermany38
399EEVOilGermany38
400HKW PfaffenwaldGasGermany38
401KarnapWasteGermany38
402Oxea GmbHOtherGermany38
403Greifswald power stationGasGermany38
404ZerbstSolarGermany38
405Industriekraftwerk GreifswaldGasGermany38
406GuD Kraftwerk HillegossenGasGermany38
407TRV BuschhausWasteGermany38
408Waehlitz power stationCoalGermany37
409Heizkraftwerk WestGasGermany37
410Rothenburg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany37
411Rheinkraftwerk SäckingenHydroGermany37
412NußdorfHydroGermany37
413Delitzsch Solar Power PlantSolarGermany36
414EringHydroGermany36
415Reckahn Solar Power PlantSolarGermany36
416AufkirchenHydroGermany36
417HKW BrandenburgGasGermany36
418Natural Gas Turbine #3GasGermany36
419Reuter Waste FacilityWasteGermany36
420RosenheimHydroGermany35
421Dampfturbinenanlage der EBS-KesselWasteGermany35
422HKW SüdstadtGasGermany35
423Solarpark TurnowSolarGermany35
424Ernsthof Solar Power PlantSolarGermany34
425EVC / GLOBALFOUNDRIESGasGermany34
426Kraftwerk 2GasGermany34
427MVA BielefeldWasteGermany34
428Perleberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany34
429HKW Witzenhausen power stationBiomassGermany34
430UnterbreizbachGasGermany34
431FKKCoalGermany34
432TREA LeunaWasteGermany34
433EBKW KnapsackWasteGermany33
434RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbHGasGermany33
435MKVA KrefeldWasteGermany33
436KW HafenWasteGermany33
437TREA LeunaWasteGermany33
438Wi-BiebrichBiomassGermany32
439Ostseeflughafen StralsundSolarGermany32
440Büttel Solar Power PlantSolarGermany32
441Enertec HamelnWasteGermany32
442Windpark Arneburg 2WindGermany32
443Güstrow WirsolSolarGermany31
444HKW Humboldtstr.GasGermany31
445Albbruck Mill power stationCoalGermany31
446Gaisburg power stationGasGermany31
447KWK AOS GmbHGasGermany31
448Stadtwerke Augsburg power stationGasGermany31
449HKW 1 Werk OffsteinGasGermany30
450IKW RüdersdorfWasteGermany30
451Müllheizkraftwerk WuppertalWasteGermany30
452Oberaudorf-EbbsHydroGermany30
453Rheinkraftwerk Ryburg-SchwörstadtHydroGermany30
454Exxonmobil Production power stationGasGermany30
455Zorbau power stationBiomassGermany30
456RZR Herten IIWasteGermany30
457Cottbus-Drewitz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany30
458KrughütteSolarGermany29
459UPM AugsburgGasGermany29
460Bayernoil Refinery power stationGasGermany29
461Kraftwerk Schwedt GmbH & Co.KGWasteGermany29
462BochowSolarGermany29
463Natural Gas Turbine #8GasGermany29
464HKW Erlangen (Natural Gas)GasGermany28
465Pferdsfeld Solar Power PlantSolarGermany28
466Biomass Generator #15BiomassGermany28
467Solarpark AmsdorfSolarGermany28
468Solarpark StedtenSolarGermany28
469FHKW LudwigshafenWasteGermany28
470Giebelstadt Solar Power PlantSolarGermany28
471Natural Gas Turbine #1GasGermany28
472Mannheim CHP power stationBiomassGermany28
473HKW SachtlebenCoalGermany28
474Gahro Solar Power PlantSolarGermany27
475HKW FreibergGasGermany27
476Jura SolarparkSolarGermany27
477X-KraftwerkGasGermany27
478Universitat Freiburg power stationGasGermany27
479Großwelzheim nuclear power plantNuclearGermany27
480Pforzheim power stationCoalGermany27
481HKW SchwarzaGasGermany26
482IHKW HeidenheimGasGermany26
483NeuöttingHydroGermany26
484DortmundGasGermany26
485EittingHydroGermany26
486Kraftwerk L 57CoalGermany26
487Lönnewitz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany26
488KWK-Anlage Krefeld DTGasGermany26
489Lauingen - Gehrlicher Solar Power PlantSolarGermany26
490Solarpark MarienfließSolarGermany26
491MVA IngolstadtWasteGermany26
492Tutow Solarpark 2 FF InfrastrukturSolarGermany26
493SITA Abfallverwertung GmbHWasteGermany25
494Juelich power stationGasGermany25
495Energiezentrum Mohn MediaGasGermany25
496GarsHydroGermany25
497GeislingHydroGermany25
498HKW-NordGasGermany25
499TeufelsbruckHydroGermany25
500Uppenborn 1HydroGermany25

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in germany by capacity?

Stendal nuclear power plant (Germany) ranks #1 with 4,000 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 500 power plants in in Germany.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Stendal nuclear power plant (4,000); 2. Niederaussem power station (3,430); 3. Janschwalde power station (3,000).