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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
1Niederaussem power stationCoalGermany3,430
2Janschwalde power stationCoalGermany3,000
3Boxberg power stationCoalGermany2,582
4Kernkraft GundremmingenNuclearGermany2,572
5GKM (Mannheim) power stationCoalGermany2,147
6BoA 2CoalGermany2,100
7Neurath power stationCoalGermany2,068
8GersteinwerkGasGermany2,004.5
9Brunsbuettel SWS power stationCoalGermany1,820
10Weisweiler power stationCoalGermany1,800
11Hamburg-MoorburgCoalGermany1,600
12Schwarze Pumpe power stationCoalGermany1,600
13Arneburg power stationCoalGermany1,600
14Rheinhafen-DampfkraftwerkCoalGermany1,547
15ISAR-2NuclearGermany1,485
16BROKDORFNuclearGermany1,480
17PHILIPPSBURG-2NuclearGermany1,468
18GrohndeNuclearGermany1,430
19NECKARWESTHEIM-2NuclearGermany1,400
20Gemeinschaftskraftwerk IrschingGasGermany1,391
21KW VoerdeCoalGermany1,390
22EMSLANDNuclearGermany1,363
23Knapsack Natural Gas IGasGermany1,252
24KW WalsumCoalGermany1,200
25Gundelfingen Reserve power stationGasGermany1,200
26Staudinger power stationCoalGermany1,175
27Mainz power stationCoalGermany1,123
28Datteln power stationCoalGermany1,100
29Stade E.ON power stationCoalGermany1,100
30PSW ViandenHydroGermany1,096
31Heilbronn power stationCoalGermany1,066
32GoldisthalHydroGermany1,060
33WestfalenCoalGermany1,049
34MarkersbachHydroGermany1,046
35Altbach power stationCoalGermany1,045
36Schkopau power stationCoalGermany980
37Stade Dow power stationCoalGermany920
38WehrHydroGermany910
39Scholven power stationCoalGermany878
40Braunkohlekraftwerk LippendorfCoalGermany875
41Heyden power stationCoalGermany875
42Lippendorf power stationCoalGermany875
43Leipheim power stationGasGermany869
44Trianel Natural GaskraftwerkGasGermany838
45Trianel Hamm power stationGasGermany838
46Franken 1GasGermany835
47Stade GDF Suez power stationCoalGermany830
48WilmersdorfOilGermany828
49Lausward power stationCoalGermany826.4
50Brunsbuettel GDF Suez power stationCoalGermany800
51Brunsbuettel GETEC power stationCoalGermany800
52Ibbenbüren-B power stationCoalGermany794
53Wilhelmshaven power stationCoalGermany757
54Trianel Kohlekraftwerk LünenCoalGermany746
55Herne power stationCoalGermany729
56Kraftwerk BexbachCoalGermany721
57Marbach power stationOilGermany695
58KWMCoalGermany690
59Profen power stationCoalGermany660
60WeiherCoalGermany656
61HuckingenGasGermany640
62KW WestCoalGermany640
63CharlottenburgGasGermany633
64DormagenGasGermany586.3
65Berlin-Reuter-West power stationCoalGermany564
66Frimmersdorf power stationCoalGermany562
67Veltheim power stationCoalGermany520
68Rostock power stationCoalGermany514
69Robert Frank power stationGasGermany508
70Kraftwerk MitteGasGermany503
71Waldeck 2HydroGermany480
72Lünen power station (KSBG)CoalGermany473
73MitteGasGermany461
74Süd GT 61GasGermany444.6
75Kraftwerk MainzGasGermany434.2
76LichterfeldeGasGermany432
77Hafen power stationCoalGermany427
78Cuno herdecke power stationGasGermany421
79Duisburg HambornGasGermany413
80HKW Niehl 2GasGermany413
81Franken power stationCoalGermany412
82München Nord power stationCoalGermany405
83BARD Offshore 1WindGermany400
84Global Tech IWindGermany400
85EDF Premnitz power stationGasGermany400
86Salzgitter power stationGasGermany400
87Wedel power stationCoalGermany390.7
88Buschhaus power stationCoalGermany390
89Kraftwerk SüdGasGermany390
90Kraftwerk EnsdorfCoalGermany389
91SäckingenHydroGermany360
92Rheinhafen-DampfkraftwerkGasGermany353
93Bremen-Farge power stationCoalGermany350
94Hermann Wenzel power stationGasGermany342
95UW BertikowWindGermany340
96IKS PCK SchwedtOilGermany333.5
97Nord 2CoalGermany332.7
98Offleben power stationCoalGermany325
99Kiel power stationCoalGermany323
100HuntorfGasGermany321
101HohenwarteHydroGermany320
102Duisburg RuhrortGasGermany315
103Borkum Riffgrund IWindGermany312
104Kraftwerk Werdohl-ElverlingsenCoalGermany310
105GKH Hannover power stationCoalGermany300
106Schwandorf power stationCoalGermany300
107Westerholt power stationCoalGermany300
108Kraftwerk IICoalGermany296.2
109ThyrowGasGermany296
110OWP Nordsee OstWindGermany295.2
111Natural GasblockGasGermany293
112Kraftwerk SalzgitterOtherGermany288.5
113Amrumbank WestWindGermany288
114Baltic 2WindGermany288
115ButendiekWindGermany288
116Meerwind SüdIOstWindGermany288
117Offshore Windfarm DanyskWindGermany288
118Wolfsburg West power stationGasGermany288
119HKW III/BGasGermany274
120KW MittelsbürenOilGermany273
121HKW Dresden-Nossener BrückeGasGermany269
122Walheim power stationCoalGermany267
123Gode Wind 1 - Teil 1WindGermany263.1
124Berlin-Marzahn power stationGasGermany260
125BrunsbüttelOilGermany254
126HKW Halle TrothaGasGermany254
127Kopswerk IHydroGermany247
128Flensburg power stationCoalGermany240
129Burghausen power stationGasGermany238
130GKLGasGermany230
131GKL Linden power stationGasGermany230
132ErzhausenHydroGermany220
133WitznauHydroGermany220
134Natural Gas Turbine #6GasGermany217.8
135KW KirchlengernGasGermany201.5
136HKW Nord WestCoalGermany200
137Trianel Windpark BorkumWindGermany200
138HOECHST BUSINESS PARKOtherGermany200
139Oberhavel power stationCoalGermany200
140Tiefstack power stationCoalGermany194
141Windpark ReußenkögeWindGermany189.3
142Berlin-Klingenberg power stationGasGermany188
143HKW JenaGasGermany182
144ModellkraftwerkCoalGermany179
145Dampfkraftwerk BGH - O1GasGermany178
146Romerbrucke power stationGasGermany177
147Dow StadeGasGermany173
148SWM Wind Havelland GmbH & Co. KGWindGermany171
149Meuro Solar Power PlantSolarGermany166
150KlingenbergCoalGermany164
151PSW LangenprozeltenHydroGermany164
152KirchmöserGasGermany160
153Stuttgart-MuensterCoalGermany159.9
154Eisenhüttenstadt power stationGasGermany156
155KoepchenwerkHydroGermany153
156Heizkraftwerk 2GasGermany152
157AhrensfeldeGasGermany150
158HKW SandreuthGasGermany150
159Kraftwerk WaldshutHydroGermany150
160Hafen Muenster power stationCoalGermany150
161Heizkraftwerk Gera-NordGasGermany148
162Rheinkraftwerk IffezheimHydroGermany146
163Windpark FehmarnWindGermany143
164Pumpspeicherwerk RönkhausenHydroGermany140
165Waldeck1/BringhausenHydroGermany140
166Stendal Mill power stationBiomassGermany140
167Kraftwerk IIIGasGermany139
168Zellstoff Stendal GmbHBiomassGermany138.9
169HKW WestCoalGermany138.5
170HKW-MitteGasGermany137.3
171Chemiepark Marl power stationCoalGermany136
172Kraftwerk WalheimOilGermany136
173Leitzach 1HydroGermany136
174ILK-GuDGasGermany135.7
175GuD-Ikw StaßfurtGasGermany134
176Wolfsburg North power stationGasGermany133
177Solvay Rheinberg power stationGasGermany130
178Templin Solar Power PlantSolarGermany128.4
179Süd DT60GasGermany127.6
180GuD TiefstackGasGermany127
181Kraftwerksgruppe PfreimdHydroGermany127
182HKW NiederradGasGermany126
183Industriepark Zeitz power stationGasGermany126
184Berlin-Reuter power stationCoalGermany124
185WalchenseeHydroGermany124
186Leipzig Süd power stationGasGermany124
187HKW WestCoalGermany123
188Heizkraftwerke an der FriedensbrückeGasGermany122
189HattorfGasGermany121
190Arzberg power stationCoalGermany121
191Spitzenlastkraftwerk GroßkaynaOilGermany120
192TögingHydroGermany120
193Maxau Mill power stationOilGermany120
194Halle Trotha power stationGasGermany120
195GeesthachtHydroGermany119
196Afferde power stationCoalGermany119
197Wachtberg power stationCoalGermany118
198Windpark Arneburg 2WindGermany117
199Windpark DruxbergeWindGermany116.7
200Dillingen power stationGasGermany115
201HKW Erfurt-OstGasGermany114.6
202Windpark RiffgatWindGermany113.4
203GuD BitterfeldGasGermany112
204GuD-Anlage RüsselsheimGasGermany112
205WintershallGasGermany112
206LUDWIGSHAFEN NORDGasGermany112
207Kraftwerk N 230CoalGermany110
208GuD MarieneheGasGermany108
209GuD SchwarzheideGasGermany108
210HKW Merkenich (Natural Gas)GasGermany108
211LaufenburgHydroGermany106
212Hastedt power stationCoalGermany105
213Heizkraftwerk HafenGasGermany104.1
214Jocksdorf Solar Power PlantSolarGermany103.9
215G-KraftwerkCoalGermany103
216Cottbus CHP power stationCoalGermany102.9
217KWHGasGermany102
218TOTAL R&C LEUNAOilGermany101.2
219IKWOtherGermany101
220WedelOilGermany101
221Frankfurt Oder power stationGasGermany100.5
222Berlin-Moabit power stationCoalGermany100
223GuDGasGermany100
224HäusernHydroGermany100
225ObernburgGasGermany100
226Herrenhausen power stationGasGermany100
227Freimann power stationGasGermany100
228HKW WestGasGermany99
229Braunschweig Mitte power stationGasGermany98.4
230Kraftwerk PlattlingGasGermany97.9
231ADS-AnlageGasGermany96.5
232Dresden-Reick power stationGasGermany96
233HKW ICoalGermany95
234Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 2GasGermany95
235Heizkraftwerk SindelfingenGasGermany95
236GTKW DarmstadtGasGermany94.6
237Windparks Biere und BorneWindGermany94.5
238O10OtherGermany94.2
239Kraftwerk HaushamOilGermany92.8
240RaffineriekraftwerkOilGermany92.5
241Windpark HüselitzWindGermany92.4
242Briest Solar Power PlantSolarGermany91
243Pumpspeicherkraftwerk GlemsHydroGermany90
244Windpark KlettwitzWindGermany89.1
245AudorfOilGermany88.8
246Chemnitz Nord power stationCoalGermany88.2
247ItzehoeOilGermany88
248Deuben power stationCoalGermany86
249GichtNatural Gaskraftwerk DillingenOtherGermany85
250Wuppertal-Elberfeld power stationCoalGermany85
251Finow Solar Power PlantSolarGermany84.9
252HKW Potsdam-SüdGasGermany84
253HolthausenGasGermany84
254Emsland Mill power stationGasGermany84
255Eggebek Solar Power PlantSolarGermany83.2
256Windpark HakenstedtWindGermany82.7
257Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel MedelbyWindGermany82.2
258HKW BarmenGasGermany82
259Senftenberg II/IIISolarGermany82
260GuD Baunatal VW WerksgeländeGasGermany81
261Solar Schipkau II GmbH & Co. KGSolarGermany81
262Raffineriekraftwerk Köln GodorfOilGermany80
263Hafen Hamburg power stationCoalGermany80
264BleilochHydroGermany79.8
265Süd DT1GasGermany79.7
266WendefurthHydroGermany79.7
267RADAGHydroGermany79.5
268Industrie-KraftwerkCoalGermany79
269Stora Enso MaxauBiomassGermany78
270GuD-HKW NeubrandenburgGasGermany77
271Aalen power stationGasGermany77
272Neuhardenberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany76.7
273Windpark DahmeWindGermany76.5
274ZMS Schwandorf power stationWasteGermany76
275Cologne-Merkenich power stationCoalGermany75.3
276Oberhausen Niederrhein power stationBiomassGermany75.1
277Schildescher Straße power stationGasGermany74
278HKW Schwerin SüdGasGermany73
279MHKW FrankfurtWasteGermany72.5
280Buer power stationCoalGermany70
281MiROOilGermany70
282Wörth Palm power stationGasGermany70
283EVI Abfallverwertung power stationBiomassGermany70
284Solarpark WittstockSolarGermany68
285Shamrock power stationCoalGermany68
286KraftwerkOilGermany66.3
287BP Werk LingenGasGermany66
288Industriekraftwerk Bernburg (IKB)GasGermany66
289HKW3 UPM SchongauGasGermany65
290Heizkraftwerk Altbach/Deizisau (Natural Gas)GasGermany65
291Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk 2HydroGermany65
292MVA Heringen power stationBiomassGermany64
293Altchemnitz power stationGasGermany63
294Weig Community power stationGasGermany63
295HKW EltmannGasGermany62
296GMVA NiederrheinWasteGermany61.5
297HKW NordCoalGermany61.5
298PKV KraftwerkGasGermany60
299Spitzenlastanlage BarmenOilGermany60
300Mumsdorf power stationCoalGermany60
301SCA MannheimBiomassGermany59.2
302GuD Anlage WVKGasGermany59
303HKW WörthGasGermany59
304Neuhardenberg PV3,4+5SolarGermany58.9
305MHKW RothenseeWasteGermany58.4
306HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas)GasGermany57.2
307Rosenthal Mill power stationBiomassGermany57
308Kraftwerk NordOtherGermany56
309Wilhelmshaven (Oil)OilGermany56
310Hkw Offenbach power stationCoalGermany54
311Müllkraftwerk SchwandorfWasteGermany54
312Straßkirchen Solar Power PlantSolarGermany54
313DTWasteGermany53.7
314KachletHydroGermany53.7
315Biomass Generator #22BiomassGermany53.5
316Dusseldorf Henkel power stationGasGermany53.5
317Dessau power stationCoalGermany53
318Lieberose Solar Power PlantSolarGermany53
319Gendorf Works power stationGasGermany52.9
320Waldrehna Solar Power PlantSolarGermany52.7
321Heizkraftwerk Pforzheim GmbHGasGermany52.5
322Emden Natural GasGasGermany52
323GuD LeunaGasGermany52
324Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power stationCoalGermany52
325ZielitzGasGermany52
326Kelheim Fibres power stationGasGermany52
327Natural Gas Turbine #9GasGermany51.9
328Moabit (Oil)OilGermany51
329Braunau-SimbachHydroGermany50
330Kombi-HKWGasGermany50
331Müllheizkraftwerk Bremen power stationBiomassGermany50
332Wuppertal Waste power stationBiomassGermany49.4
333GrubenheizkraftwerkCoalGermany49
334Industriepark Werk GendorfGasGermany49
335Schärding-NeuhausHydroGermany48
336GuD-AnlageGasGermany47
337Heide Refinery power stationGasGermany47
338KW RheinfeldenHydroGermany46.7
339KombikraftwerkGasGermany46.6
340Ahlhorn Solar Power PlantSolarGermany46
341RoßhauptenHydroGermany45.5
342Natural Gaskraftwerk #1GasGermany45.3
343RMVA KölnWasteGermany45.1
344Alzwerke GmbHHydroGermany45
345Heizkraftwerk FFOCoalGermany45
346Köthen Solar Power PlantSolarGermany45
347Waldpolenz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany45
348HKW MannheimWasteGermany44.7
349HKW HiltropGasGermany44
350MHKWWasteGermany44
351Passau-InglingHydroGermany43.2
352WaldpolenzSolarGermany42.9
353MVA Helmstedt power stationBiomassGermany42.3
354TutowSolarGermany42.2
355HKW Fenne GrubenNatural GaskraftwerkGasGermany42
356Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power stationGasGermany40.9
357EgglfingHydroGermany40.4
358JännersdorfSolarGermany40.2
359Biomass Generator #17BiomassGermany40
360HemfurthHydroGermany40
361Spitzenlastkraftwerk WolfenGasGermany40
362Kiel-Wik power stationCoalGermany40
363NiederwarthaHydroGermany39.8
364Fürstenwalde Solar Power PlantSolarGermany39.6
365KW WyhlenHydroGermany39
366Kraftwerk Grenzach-WyhlenGasGermany39
367Natural Gas- u. Dampfturbinenanlage SüdraumGasGermany38.6
368Litten Solar Power PlantSolarGermany38.3
369FeldkirchenHydroGermany38.2
370EEVOilGermany38
371HKW PfaffenwaldGasGermany38
372KarnapWasteGermany38
373Oxea GmbHOtherGermany38
374Greifswald power stationGasGermany38
375ZerbstSolarGermany37.8
376Industriekraftwerk GreifswaldGasGermany37.7
377GuD Kraftwerk HillegossenGasGermany37.5
378TRV BuschhausWasteGermany37.5
379Waehlitz power stationCoalGermany37.4
380Heizkraftwerk WestGasGermany37
381Rothenburg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany37
382Rheinkraftwerk SäckingenHydroGermany36.8
383NußdorfHydroGermany36.6
384Delitzsch Solar Power PlantSolarGermany36.5
385EringHydroGermany36.5
386Reckahn Solar Power PlantSolarGermany36.3
387AufkirchenHydroGermany36
388HKW BrandenburgGasGermany36
389Natural Gas Turbine #3GasGermany36
390Reuter Waste FacilityWasteGermany36
391RosenheimHydroGermany35.1
392Dampfturbinenanlage der EBS-KesselWasteGermany35
393HKW SüdstadtGasGermany35
394Solarpark TurnowSolarGermany34.8
395Ernsthof Solar Power PlantSolarGermany34.4
396EVC / GLOBALFOUNDRIESGasGermany34.3
397Kraftwerk 2GasGermany34.2
398MVA BielefeldWasteGermany34
399Perleberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany34
400HKW Witzenhausen power stationBiomassGermany34
401UnterbreizbachGasGermany33.6
402FKKCoalGermany33.5
403TREA LeunaWasteGermany33.5
404EBKW KnapsackWasteGermany33.4
405RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbHGasGermany33.4
406MKVA KrefeldWasteGermany33.1
407KW HafenWasteGermany33
408TREA LeunaWasteGermany32.6
409Wi-BiebrichBiomassGermany31.7
410Ostseeflughafen StralsundSolarGermany31.6
411Büttel Solar Power PlantSolarGermany31.5
412Enertec HamelnWasteGermany31.5
413Windpark Arneburg 2WindGermany31.5
414Güstrow WirsolSolarGermany31
415HKW Humboldtstr.GasGermany31
416Albbruck Mill power stationCoalGermany31
417Gaisburg power stationGasGermany30.9
418KWK AOS GmbHGasGermany30.7
419Stadtwerke Augsburg power stationGasGermany30.7
420HKW 1 Werk OffsteinGasGermany30
421IKW RüdersdorfWasteGermany30
422Müllheizkraftwerk WuppertalWasteGermany30
423Oberaudorf-EbbsHydroGermany30
424Rheinkraftwerk Ryburg-SchwörstadtHydroGermany30
425Exxonmobil Production power stationGasGermany30
426Zorbau power stationBiomassGermany29.7
427RZR Herten IIWasteGermany29.6
428Cottbus-Drewitz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany29.5
429KrughütteSolarGermany29
430UPM AugsburgGasGermany29
431Bayernoil Refinery power stationGasGermany29
432Kraftwerk Schwedt GmbH & Co.KGWasteGermany28.9
433BochowSolarGermany28.8
434Natural Gas Turbine #8GasGermany28.8
435HKW Erlangen (Natural Gas)GasGermany28.5
436Pferdsfeld Solar Power PlantSolarGermany28.5
437Biomass Generator #15BiomassGermany28.4
438Solarpark AmsdorfSolarGermany28.3
439Solarpark StedtenSolarGermany28.3
440FHKW LudwigshafenWasteGermany28
441Giebelstadt Solar Power PlantSolarGermany28
442Natural Gas Turbine #1GasGermany28
443Mannheim CHP power stationBiomassGermany27.6
444HKW SachtlebenCoalGermany27.5
445Gahro Solar Power PlantSolarGermany27.4
446HKW FreibergGasGermany27
447Jura SolarparkSolarGermany27
448X-KraftwerkGasGermany27
449Universitat Freiburg power stationGasGermany27
450Pforzheim power stationCoalGermany26.9
451HKW SchwarzaGasGermany26.5
452IHKW HeidenheimGasGermany26.5
453NeuöttingHydroGermany26.1
454DortmundGasGermany26
455EittingHydroGermany26
456Kraftwerk L 57CoalGermany26
457Lönnewitz Solar Power PlantSolarGermany25.9
458KWK-Anlage Krefeld DTGasGermany25.8
459Lauingen - Gehrlicher Solar Power PlantSolarGermany25.7
460Solarpark MarienfließSolarGermany25.6
461MVA IngolstadtWasteGermany25.5
462Tutow Solarpark 2 FF InfrastrukturSolarGermany25.5
463SITA Abfallverwertung GmbHWasteGermany25.4
464Juelich power stationGasGermany25.2
465Energiezentrum Mohn MediaGasGermany25
466GarsHydroGermany25
467GeislingHydroGermany25
468HKW-NordGasGermany25
469TeufelsbruckHydroGermany25
470Uppenborn 1HydroGermany25
471Braunschweig Nord power stationGasGermany25
472Gunvor Ingolstadt Refinery power stationGasGermany25
473Großräschen power stationBiomassGermany25
474Gera-Lusan power stationGasGermany25
475Lefchfeld Nord Solar ParkSolarGermany24.9
476Zerbst III-VSolarGermany24.9
477Heizkraftwerk der Sappi Stockstadt GmbHCoalGermany24.8
478Kraftwerk FuldaOilGermany24.8
479Georgsdorf Solar Power PlantSolarGermany24.7
480P&L Werk JülichCoalGermany24.6
481HKW 2GasGermany24.5
482GKSWasteGermany24.4
483Solarpark ElmenhorstSolarGermany24.4
484MixdorfSolarGermany24.1
485WasserburgHydroGermany24.1
486DetzemHydroGermany24
487HBBGasGermany24
488INEOS KraftwerkGasGermany24
489MVA WeisweilerWasteGermany24
490MVR Müllverwertung Rugenberger Damm GmbH & Co. KGWasteGermany24
491REMONDIS Thermische Abfallverwertung GmbHWasteGermany24
492SKW Natural GasturbineOilGermany24
493WKWHydroGermany24
494Werk Düsseldorf power stationGasGermany24
495BergheimHydroGermany23.7
496EBS-HeizkraftwerkOtherGermany23.5
497Lauta Solar Power PlantSolarGermany23.5
498EEW GroßräschenWasteGermany23.3
499Natural GasmotoreGasGermany23.3
500VohburgHydroGermany23.3

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?

Niederaussem power station (Germany) ranks #1 with 3,430 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 500 power plants in Germany.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Niederaussem power station (3,430); 2. Janschwalde power station (3,000); 3. Boxberg power station (2,582).