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Largest power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany by capacity

The biggest power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Niederaussem power stationCoalGermany3,430
2BoA 2CoalGermany2,100
3Neurath power stationCoalGermany2,068
4GersteinwerkGasGermany2,004.5
5Weisweiler power stationCoalGermany1,800
6KW VoerdeCoalGermany1,390
7Knapsack Natural Gas IGasGermany1,252
8KW WalsumCoalGermany1,200
9Datteln power stationCoalGermany1,100
10WestfalenCoalGermany1,049
11Scholven power stationCoalGermany878
12Heyden power stationCoalGermany875
13Trianel Natural GaskraftwerkGasGermany838
14Trianel Hamm power stationGasGermany838
15Lausward power stationCoalGermany826.4
16Ibbenbüren-B power stationCoalGermany794
17Trianel Kohlekraftwerk LünenCoalGermany746
18Herne power stationCoalGermany729
19HuckingenGasGermany640
20KW WestCoalGermany640
21DormagenGasGermany586.3
22Frimmersdorf power stationCoalGermany562
23Veltheim power stationCoalGermany520
24Lünen power station (KSBG)CoalGermany473
25Cuno herdecke power stationGasGermany421
26Duisburg HambornGasGermany413
27HKW Niehl 2GasGermany413
28Hermann Wenzel power stationGasGermany342
29Duisburg RuhrortGasGermany315
30Kraftwerk Werdohl-ElverlingsenCoalGermany310
31Westerholt power stationCoalGermany300
32Kraftwerk IICoalGermany296.2
33Natural GasblockGasGermany293
34HKW III/BGasGermany274
35Natural Gas Turbine #6GasGermany217.8
36KW KirchlengernGasGermany201.5
37KoepchenwerkHydroGermany153
38Hafen Muenster power stationCoalGermany150
39Pumpspeicherwerk RönkhausenHydroGermany140
40Kraftwerk IIIGasGermany139
41Chemiepark Marl power stationCoalGermany136
42Solvay Rheinberg power stationGasGermany130
43Wachtberg power stationCoalGermany118
44Kraftwerk N 230CoalGermany110
45HKW Merkenich (Natural Gas)GasGermany108
46Heizkraftwerk HafenGasGermany104.1
47G-KraftwerkCoalGermany103
48GuDGasGermany100
49HKW ICoalGermany95
50Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 2GasGermany95
51O10OtherGermany94.2
52Wuppertal-Elberfeld power stationCoalGermany85
53HolthausenGasGermany84
54HKW BarmenGasGermany82
55Raffineriekraftwerk Köln GodorfOilGermany80
56Industrie-KraftwerkCoalGermany79
57Cologne-Merkenich power stationCoalGermany75.3
58Oberhausen Niederrhein power stationBiomassGermany75.1
59Schildescher Straße power stationGasGermany74
60Buer power stationCoalGermany70
61Shamrock power stationCoalGermany68
62KraftwerkOilGermany66.3
63GMVA NiederrheinWasteGermany61.5
64Spitzenlastanlage BarmenOilGermany60
65DTWasteGermany53.7
66Dusseldorf Henkel power stationGasGermany53.5
67Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power stationCoalGermany52
68Natural Gas Turbine #9GasGermany51.9
69Wuppertal Waste power stationBiomassGermany49.4
70Natural Gaskraftwerk #1GasGermany45.3
71RMVA KölnWasteGermany45.1
72HKW HiltropGasGermany44
73KarnapWasteGermany38
74Oxea GmbHOtherGermany38
75GuD Kraftwerk HillegossenGasGermany37.5
76HKW SüdstadtGasGermany35
77MVA BielefeldWasteGermany34
78EBKW KnapsackWasteGermany33.4
79RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbHGasGermany33.4
80MKVA KrefeldWasteGermany33.1
81Müllheizkraftwerk WuppertalWasteGermany30
82RZR Herten IIWasteGermany29.6
83HKW SachtlebenCoalGermany27.5
84X-KraftwerkGasGermany27
85DortmundGasGermany26
86Kraftwerk L 57CoalGermany26
87KWK-Anlage Krefeld DTGasGermany25.8
88Juelich power stationGasGermany25.2
89Energiezentrum Mohn MediaGasGermany25
90P&L Werk JülichCoalGermany24.6
91HKW 2GasGermany24.5
92INEOS KraftwerkGasGermany24
93MVA WeisweilerWasteGermany24
94Werk Düsseldorf power stationGasGermany24
95HKW 1GasGermany23.1
96DK KraftwerkOtherGermany22
97BHKW Schwarzer Weg power stationGasGermany21.6
98Abfallentsorgungszentrum AsdonkshofWasteGermany20.8
99BochumGasGermany20.7
100BMK LünenBiomassGermany20
101Biomasse-Verstromungs-AnlageBiomassGermany20
102Green Steam Hürth power stationBiomassGermany20
103Biomass Generator #4BiomassGermany19.9
104Reno De MediciCoalGermany19
105FS-KartonGasGermany18.9
106Egger Kraftwerk Briilon 1BiomassGermany18
107BMKW BergkamenBiomassGermany17.7
108BHKW H.120GasGermany16.9
109Biomass Generator #14OtherGermany16
110HKW MerheimGasGermany15.8
111HKW MerkenichGasGermany15.5
112BiggeHydroGermany15
113Fortuna NordCoalGermany15
114MVA HammWasteGermany14.6
115P&L Werk EuskirchenCoalGermany14.5
116KohlekraftwerkCoalGermany14.4
117BMHKW-RE RecklinghausenBiomassGermany14
118KWK-Anlage Krefeld VMGasGermany14
119MT DürenGasGermany14
120SchwammenauelHydroGermany14
121Weeze Solar Power PlantSolarGermany14
122Egger Kraftwerk Briilon 2GasGermany13.5
123HKW-WestGasGermany12.8
124AMK - Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft des Märkischen Kreises mbHWasteGermany12.6
125Heizkraftwerk KrefeldGasGermany12.6
126Biomass Generator #7BiomassGermany12.1
127KWK GüterslohBiomassGermany12.1
128Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 1WasteGermany12
129Waste Incinerator #1WasteGermany11.6
130Biomass Generator #23BiomassGermany11.4
131P&L Werk AppeldornGasGermany11.4
132EnergiezentraleGasGermany11.1
133NivelsteinSolarGermany10.4
134BHKW an KlinkerwegGasGermany10.2
135P&L Werk LageGasGermany10.2
136KraftwerkCoalGermany10
137Kessel 4CoalGermany9.3
138Schwege Solar Power PlantSolarGermany8.2
139Saerbeck Solar Power PlantSolarGermany5.7
140Inden Solar Power PlantSolarGermany3.8
141Kalenberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany3.7
142Troisdorf Oberlar Solar Power PlantSolarGermany3.5
143Schmidtheim Solar Power PlantSolarGermany3.1
144Kessel 2GasGermany2.9
145Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power PlantSolarGermany2
146Jülich Solar Power PlantSolarGermany1.5
147Westerwiehe 2 Solar Power PlantSolarGermany1

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 north rhine-westphalia, germany by capacity?

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

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 147 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Niederaussem power station (3,430); 2. BoA 2 (2,100); 3. Neurath power station (2,068).