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Akzo Salinco power station

Gas power plant in Gelderland, Netherlands. Approximate location 51.70948, 4.84284.

GasGelderlandNetherlandsOCGTCO₂ measured

Akzo Salinco power station is a 100 MW gas power station in Gelderland, Netherlands. It is operated by Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 113k homes (estimated). It ranks #43 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1993, it is around 33 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 542,171 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 126k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 34.9% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).

100MW installed capacity
112,628homes powered (est.)
542,171t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
1993commissioned (~33 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_akzosalinco_nether.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAkzo Salinco power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryNetherlands · Gelderland GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates51.70948, 4.84284 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity100 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000400490; operating plant capacity
OwnerNobian Industrial Chemicals BV [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned1993 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyOCGT GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions542,171 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#43 / 119 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#25 / 42 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.83× · 120 MW · n=42 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent112,628 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400490; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 100 MW, Akzo Salinco power station is below the median gas plant in Netherlands (120 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

542,171 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

126kpassenger cars driven for a year
71khomes' yearly energy use
9.0 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Netherlands

Eems: 1,931 MW2kEemsClaus power station: 1,304 MW1kClaus powe…Magnum: 1,290 MW1kMagnumFLEVO: 999 MW999FLEVOMaxima: 880 MW880MaximaSloe: 870 MW870SloeEnecogen power station: 870 MW870Enecogen p…Bergum power station: 808 MW808Bergum pow…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 51.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season mean
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
27/100environmental-severity index
14.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
90 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #25 largest gas power plant of 42 in Netherlands by capacity.

Netherlands has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 14,954 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 51.70948, 4.84284 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Akzo Salinco power station?

Akzo Salinco power station is a 100 MW gas power plant in Gelderland, Netherlands, commissioned in 1993.

How many homes can Akzo Salinco power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 112,628 homes (estimated).

Who operates Akzo Salinco power station?

Akzo Salinco power station is operated by Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV [100%].

How much CO₂ does Akzo Salinco power station emit?

Akzo Salinco power station has measured emissions of about 542,171 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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