Amer power station — Netherlands
Coal power plant in North Brabant, Netherlands. Approximate location 51.709806, 4.843661.
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Amer power station is a 1,301 MW coal power station in North Brabant, Netherlands. It is operated by RWE AG [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.6 million homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 7.1% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_amer_nethe.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,301 MW, Amer power station is well above the median coal plant in Netherlands (1,040 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Netherlands coal capacity
- 18.3% of 7,116 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 6 dated coal plants in Netherlands are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Netherlands
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by RWE AG [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. 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.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #2 largest coal power plant of 7 in Netherlands by capacity.
Netherlands has 7 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 7,116 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Akzo Salinco power station · Gas · 100 MW · Gelderland
- Weststad Oosterhout · Wind · 15 MW · North Brabant
- HVC Dordrecht power station · Biomass · 32 MW · South Holland
- Dordrecht Dupont power station · Gas · 39.1 MW · South Holland
- Etten-Leur · Wind · 6.5 MW · North Brabant
- Ecopark Waalwijk · Wind · 7.5 MW · North Brabant
Location
Coordinates 51.709806, 4.843661 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Amer power station?
Amer power station is a 1,301 MW coal power plant in North Brabant, Netherlands, commissioned in 1981.
Who operates Amer power station?
Amer power station is operated by RWE AG [100%].