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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
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
13Voerde power stationGasGermany850
14Trianel Natural GaskraftwerkGasGermany838
15Trianel Hamm power stationGasGermany838
16Lausward power stationCoalGermany826
17Ibbenbüren-B power stationCoalGermany794
18Trianel Kohlekraftwerk LünenCoalGermany746
19Herne power stationCoalGermany729
20Bergkamen power stationCoalGermany717
21Wuergassen nuclear power plantNuclearGermany670
22HuckingenGasGermany640
23KW WestCoalGermany640
24DormagenGasGermany586
25Frimmersdorf power stationCoalGermany562
26Veltheim power stationCoalGermany520
27Lünen power station (KSBG)CoalGermany473
28Cuno herdecke power stationGasGermany421
29Duisburg HambornGasGermany413
30HKW Niehl 2GasGermany413
31Hermann Wenzel power stationGasGermany342
32Kalkar nuclear power plantNuclearGermany327
33Duisburg RuhrortGasGermany315
34Kraftwerk Werdohl-ElverlingsenCoalGermany310
35THTR-300 nuclear power plantNuclearGermany308
36Westerholt power stationCoalGermany300
37Kraftwerk IICoalGermany296
38Natural GasblockGasGermany293
39HKW III/BGasGermany274
40Heizkraftwerk Hagen-KabelGasGermany251
41Natural Gas Turbine #6GasGermany218
42KW KirchlengernGasGermany202
43KoepchenwerkHydroGermany153
44Hafen Muenster power stationCoalGermany150
45Pumpspeicherwerk RönkhausenHydroGermany140
46Kraftwerk IIIGasGermany139
47Chemiepark Marl power stationCoalGermany136
48Solvay Rheinberg power stationGasGermany130
49Wachtberg power stationCoalGermany118
50Kraftwerk N 230CoalGermany110
51HKW Merkenich (Natural Gas)GasGermany108
52Heizkraftwerk HafenGasGermany104
53G-KraftwerkCoalGermany103
54GuDGasGermany100
55HKW ICoalGermany95
56Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 2GasGermany95
57O10OtherGermany94
58Wuppertal-Elberfeld power stationCoalGermany85
59HolthausenGasGermany84
60HKW BarmenGasGermany82
61Raffineriekraftwerk Köln GodorfOilGermany80
62Industrie-KraftwerkCoalGermany79
63Cologne-Merkenich power stationCoalGermany75
64Oberhausen Niederrhein power stationBiomassGermany75
65Schildescher Straße power stationGasGermany74
66Buer power stationCoalGermany70
67Shamrock power stationCoalGermany68
68KraftwerkOilGermany66
69GMVA NiederrheinWasteGermany62
70Spitzenlastanlage BarmenOilGermany60
71DTWasteGermany54
72Dusseldorf Henkel power stationGasGermany54
73Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power stationCoalGermany52
74Natural Gas Turbine #9GasGermany52
75Wuppertal Waste power stationBiomassGermany49
76Natural Gaskraftwerk #1GasGermany45
77RMVA KölnWasteGermany45
78HKW HiltropGasGermany44
79KarnapWasteGermany38
80Oxea GmbHOtherGermany38
81GuD Kraftwerk HillegossenGasGermany38
82HKW SüdstadtGasGermany35
83MVA BielefeldWasteGermany34
84EBKW KnapsackWasteGermany33
85RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbHGasGermany33
86MKVA KrefeldWasteGermany33
87Müllheizkraftwerk WuppertalWasteGermany30
88RZR Herten IIWasteGermany30
89HKW SachtlebenCoalGermany28
90X-KraftwerkGasGermany27
91DortmundGasGermany26
92Kraftwerk L 57CoalGermany26
93KWK-Anlage Krefeld DTGasGermany26
94Juelich power stationGasGermany25
95Energiezentrum Mohn MediaGasGermany25
96P&L Werk JülichCoalGermany25
97HKW 2GasGermany24
98INEOS KraftwerkGasGermany24
99MVA WeisweilerWasteGermany24
100Werk Düsseldorf power stationGasGermany24
101HKW 1GasGermany23
102DK KraftwerkOtherGermany22
103BHKW Schwarzer Weg power stationGasGermany22
104Abfallentsorgungszentrum AsdonkshofWasteGermany21
105BochumGasGermany21
106BMK LünenBiomassGermany20
107Biomasse-Verstromungs-AnlageBiomassGermany20
108Green Steam Hürth power stationBiomassGermany20
109Biomass Generator #4BiomassGermany20
110Reno De MediciCoalGermany19
111FS-KartonGasGermany19
112Egger Kraftwerk Briilon 1BiomassGermany18
113BMKW BergkamenBiomassGermany18
114BHKW H.120GasGermany17
115Biomass Generator #14OtherGermany16
116HeimbachHydroGermany16
117HKW MerheimGasGermany16
118HKW MerkenichGasGermany16
119BiggeHydroGermany15
120Fortuna NordCoalGermany15
121AVR Reactor nuclear power plantNuclearGermany15
122MVA HammWasteGermany15
123P&L Werk EuskirchenCoalGermany14
124KohlekraftwerkCoalGermany14
125BMHKW-RE RecklinghausenBiomassGermany14
126KWK-Anlage Krefeld VMGasGermany14
127MT DürenGasGermany14
128SchwammenauelHydroGermany14
129Weeze Solar Power PlantSolarGermany14
130Egger Kraftwerk Briilon 2GasGermany14
131HKW-WestGasGermany13
132AMK - Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft des Märkischen Kreises mbHWasteGermany13
133Heizkraftwerk KrefeldGasGermany13
134Biomass Generator #7BiomassGermany12
135KWK GüterslohBiomassGermany12
136Heizkraftwerk Karlstraße 1WasteGermany12
137Waste Incinerator #1WasteGermany12
138Biomass Generator #23BiomassGermany11
139P&L Werk AppeldornGasGermany11
140EnergiezentraleGasGermany11
141NivelsteinSolarGermany10
142BHKW an KlinkerwegGasGermany10
143P&L Werk LageGasGermany10
144KraftwerkCoalGermany10
145Kessel 4CoalGermany9
146Schwege Solar Power PlantSolarGermany8
147Saerbeck Solar Power PlantSolarGermany6
148Inden Solar Power PlantSolarGermany4
149Kalenberg Solar Power PlantSolarGermany4
150Troisdorf Oberlar Solar Power PlantSolarGermany4
151Schmidtheim Solar Power PlantSolarGermany3
152Kessel 2GasGermany3
153Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power PlantSolarGermany2
154Jülich Solar Power PlantSolarGermany2
155Westerwiehe 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 155 power plants in 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).