Antwerp Power Station is a 1,100 MW coal power station in Antwerp, Belgium. It is operated by E.ON SE [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. 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_antwerp_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
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 1,100 MW, Antwerp Power Station is well above 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
- 36.1% of 3,045 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 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 E.ON SE [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 51.2°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.
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 #1 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
- Zwijndrecht Lanxess GT · Gas · 43 MW · Flanders
- Zwijndrecht Lanxess ST · Gas · 15 MW · Flanders
- INESCO WKK · Gas · 138 MW · Flanders
- Wilrijk Isvag · Waste · 10.5 MW · Flanders
- Wilmarsdonk · Solar · 3.7 MW · Flanders
- Scheldelaan Exxonmobil power station · Gas · 140 MW · Antwerp
Location
Coordinates 51.219216, 4.402882 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Antwerp Power Station?
Antwerp Power Station is a 1,100 MW coal power plant in Antwerp, Belgium, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates Antwerp Power Station?
Antwerp Power Station is operated by E.ON SE [100%].