Aalst Syral GT is a 43 MW gas power plant in Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 48k homes (estimated). It ranks #46 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 182,266 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 42k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 21.5% of Belgium's electricity; the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002204.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 48 MW for Aalst Syral power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400016; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 43 MW, Aalst Syral GT is below the median gas plant in Belgium (128 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
182,266 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Belgium gas capacity
- 0.5% of 8,938 MW across 35 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 10 of 21 dated gas plants in Belgium are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 12% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 56/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #24 largest gas power plant of 35 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,938 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aalst Syral ST · Gas · 5 MW · Flanders
- DROGENBOS DM 51 · Gas · 5 MW · Flanders
- DROGENBOS GT0 · Gas · 48 MW · Flanders
- DROGENBOS TGV · Gas · 460 MW · Flanders
- Schaerbeek Siomab ST1 · Waste · 45 MW · Brussels Capital
- HAM-GENT WKK · Gas · 52 MW · Flanders
Location
Coordinates 50.936, 4.0355 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Aalst Syral GT?
Aalst Syral GT is a 43 MW gas power plant in Flanders, Belgium, commissioned in 2000.
Who operates Aalst Syral GT?
Aalst Syral GT is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Aalst Syral GT emit?
Aalst Syral GT has measured emissions of about 182,266 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).