Amercoeur power station is a 252 MW coal power station in Hainaut, Belgium. It is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 315k homes (estimated). It ranks #23 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1968, it is around 58 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% 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 GEM_coa_amercoeur_belgi.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100087; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 252 MW, Amercoeur power station is around the median coal plant in Belgium (255 MW). 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 Belgium coal capacity
- 8.3% of 3,045 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 7 dated coal 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 coal 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 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 50.4°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 18% 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: 60/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 #5 largest coal power plant of 7 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 7 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 3,045 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Amercoeur 1 R TGV · Gas · 451 MW · Wallonia
- Marcinelle Energie (Carsid) · Gas · 413 MW · Wallonia
- Monceau-Sur-Sambre power station · Coal · 216 MW · Hainaut
- Farciennes power station · Coal · 202 MW · Hainaut
- Manage Seneffe power station · Gas · 870 MW · Hainaut
- Jemeppe-sur-Sambre power station · Gas · 106 MW · Namur
Location
Coordinates 50.4304, 4.3955 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Amercoeur power station?
Amercoeur power station is a 252 MW coal power plant in Hainaut, Belgium, commissioned in 1968.
Who operates Amercoeur power station?
Amercoeur power station is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%].