Power mix by fuel (Netherlands)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Netherlands electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of Netherlands’s power emissions
Across the 53 Netherlands power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 22.5 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, ELSTA (gas), accounts for about 14% of that 53-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — TenneT, E.ON, Uniper Benelux NV [100%] — control roughly 46% of that 53-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 Netherlands
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eems | Gas | 1,931 |
| 2 | Eemshaven | Coal | 1,600 |
| 3 | Claus power station | Gas | 1,304 |
| 4 | Amer power station | Coal | 1,301 |
| 5 | Magnum | Gas | 1,290 |
| 6 | Maasvlakte 3 | Coal | 1,100 |
| 7 | Maasvlakte (MV1 and MV2) | Coal | 1,040 |
| 8 | FLEVO | Gas | 999 |
| 9 | Maxima | Gas | 880 |
| 10 | Sloe | Gas | 870 |
| 11 | Enecogen power station | Gas | 870 |
| 12 | Bergum power station | Gas | 808 |
| 13 | Maasvlakte Power Station (Riverstone Holdings) | Coal | 800 |
| 14 | Hemweg power station | Coal | 685 |
| 15 | Diemen 33 | Gas | 684 |
| 16 | Gemini | Wind | 600 |
| 17 | GELDERLAND | Coal | 590 |
| 18 | Delesto | Gas | 523 |
| 19 | Borssele Nuclear Power Station | Nuclear | 515 |
| 20 | ELSTA | Gas | 460 |
Browse by fuel
Power plants in Netherlands by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Netherlands. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/netherlands/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in Netherlands?
There are 116 current or operating power-plant records in Netherlands in this open dataset, with about 25,152 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in Netherlands?
Eems is the largest at about 1,931 MW (gas).
What fuels generate electricity in Netherlands?
The most common plant type in this dataset is wind (40 plants), across 9 fuel types in total.
How clean is Netherlands's electricity grid?
Netherlands's grid carbon intensity is about 254 gCO₂/kWh, with 54.2% 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)).